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MediTake, a medication app to improve adherence - A service design evaluation

Abstract

Medication is one of the most important factors for preventing, treating, or revealing the impact of illness and disease. Medication non-adherence is a challenge because it reduces the effectiveness of treatment and imposes significant resources on the healthcare system and society as a whole. Studies show that up to 50% of people with chronic illnesses do not take their medications as prescribed. MediTake application was developed to support people in their medication management, as a means to increase self-management and medication adherence. The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate a suggested pharmaceutical service, where the MediTake app had a central role, to support patients’ medication adherence and self-management. We here report on the professionals’ perspectives from the service design evaluation.

Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Anita Das
  • Anne Lise Sagen Major

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Digital / Health Research
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Central Norway Hospital Pharmacies Trust

Year

2016

Published in

CEUR Workshop Proceedings

ISSN

1613-0073

Volume

1574

Page(s)

11 - 20

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