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Do Apps Improve Medical Adherence? Evidence from 3rd Year Pharmacy Students in a Simulated Laboratory Session
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ELHAM ALSHAMMARI
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For any treatment to be successful, patients must adhere to medication and therapies. However, adherence to medication is not always an easy process to follow through. Considering this, many apps have been developed to help promote adherence to medication and therapy. Unfortunately, most of these apps are yet to show their effectiveness in promoting adherence to medication. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the credibility of using apps in improving medication adherence for academic purpose and training. The findings showed that mobile apps improved medication nonadherence, promoted better vision, incorporated reminders/ inbuilt alarm or alert, and helped set a day or night timer. However, these apps were also limited in the sense that they increased the need for patient self-report, the difficulties involved in following the app by some elderly patient who need the help of a pharmacist, and the challenges involved in using a high-tech smartphone. Such challenges must be addressed, and recommendations incorporated to enhance the effectiveness of apps in promoting adherence.
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medication adherence; mobile apps; patient compliance; treatment outcome; smartphone
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP1.391
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