Limitations of trials included small sample sizes , short duration of follow-up , self-reported outcomes , and insufficient assessment of unintended harms and financial implication s. Current evidence suggests that mHealth tools can improve medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular diseases .
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide , and a key barrier to improved outcomes is medication non-adherence .
The aim of this study is to review the role of mobile health ( mHealth ) tools for improving medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease .
Randomized controlled feasibility trial of two telemedicine medication reminder systems for older adults with heart failure
We conducted a feasibility study of a telehealth intervention ( an electronic pill box ) and an m-health intervention ( an app on a smartphone ) for improving medication adherence in older adults with heart failure . A secondary aim was to compare patient acceptance of the devices . The participants were 60 adults with HF ( 65 % male ) . Their average age was 69 years and 83 % were Caucasian . Patients were r and omized using a 2 × 2 design to one of four groups : pillbox silent , pillbox reminding , smartphone silent , smartphone reminding . We examined adherence to 4 medications over 28 days . The overall adherence rate was 78 % ( SD 35 ) . People with the telehealth device adhered 80 % of the time and people with the smartphone adhered 76 % of the time . Those who received reminders adhered 79 % of the time , and those with passive medication reminder devices adhered 78 % of the time , i.e. reminding did not improve adherence . Patients preferred the m-health approach . Future interventions may need to address other contributors to poor adherence such as motivation
Limitations of trials included small sample sizes , short duration of follow-up , self-reported outcomes , and insufficient assessment of unintended harms and financial implication s. Current evidence suggests that mHealth tools can improve medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular diseases .
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide , and a key barrier to improved outcomes is medication non-adherence .
The aim of this study is to review the role of mobile health ( mHealth ) tools for improving medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease .