Computer and mobile technology interventions to promote medication adherence and disease management in people with thalassemia

Abstract

Computer and mobile technology interventions to promote medication adherence and disease management in people with thalassemia.

Adherence to Immunosuppression Medications among Heart Transplant Recipients: Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential Role of Digital Approaches in the COVID-19 Era

“…With physical limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, personal technology represents a novel and effective approach to improve adherence among heart transplant recipients (Figure 1). Digital behavioral interventions, in particular mobile phone apps, have already been employed and implemented in a number of complex health conditions [16][17][18][19][20] including chronic disease in pregnancy [21], sickle cell disease [22,23], thalassemia [24], oncology [25], and heart disease [26]. In conjunction with text messaging and web-based interventions, healthcare providers can, in a more effective way, reach patients who would otherwise require frequent in-person appointments.…”

Sikap Dan Kepatuhan Minum Suplemen Zat Besi Berhubungan Dengan Kadar Hemoglobin Pada Remaja Putri

“…Hal ini sejalan dengan penelitian berbasis web meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang talasemia dan sikap terhadap tindakan pencegahan di Malaysia (Ngim et al, 2019). Penelitian ini juga didukung oleh penelitian menggunakan pendekatan Intervensi dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang penyakit menjadi lebih baik, serta meningkatkan kepatuhan terhadap dalam minum obat (Badawy et al, 2019).…”

Fostering digital literacy in the elderly as a means to secure their health needs and human rights in the reality of the twenty-first century

“…providing care to an increasingly large dependent aged population increases the societal burden, calling for new solutions to avoid structural and systemic collapse as a result of increased lifespans [30]. Modern technologies can be used to a wide variety of ends, including the delivery of education and shaping behavioral skills, and these ends can be achieved by enhancing communication between patients and health professionals; maximizing patients' motivation, individual self-management, efficacy, organization, and adherence in intervention-demanded activities, especially by using reminders and providing feedback on progress; facilitating the management and self-monitoring of health condition and disease by the patient; providing the patient with education on the condition or disease, its prevention, monitoring, and treatment; supporting adherence to medical procedures, particularly by using reminders; providing the patient with the opportunity to communicate with other patients with similar conditions, especially via electronic discussion boards or peer-to-peer networks; supporting the process of proper informed decision making for both patients and their caregivers; and collecting or capturing data originating from both the patients and their caregivers [31].…”

“…Modern technologies allow for the delivery of medical interventions in many ways, particularly using older mobile phones; software-enhanced and internet-enabled smartphones; other internet accessing devices such as personal computers (pC), portable computers, and tablets [31]. Some technologies seem to be more easily introducible than others: for example, mobile phones have been in wide use for over two decades, and their Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) facilities do not require high levels of digital literacy; they location; medical advice and consulting; automated diagnosis support; remote diagnosis; intervention guidance and remote treatment; and documenting [39].…”

“…the 1950 european Convention on Human Rights does not directly refer to health, but article 2 enforces protection of the human right to life [2]; however, the european Court of Human Rights has pointed out in several rulings that this article can be violated by a systemic or structure-based lack of access to health care of reasonable quality to individuals [3]. the european union's Charter of Fundamental Rights, which was published in 2000 and came into force in 2009, provides safeguards for both the right to life (article 2) and guarantees for health, encompassing the right to access preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and practices (article 35), as well as the right to work under conditions that respect the health, safety, and dignity of both adult workers (article 31) and younger working people (article 32) [4]. the article aims at defining the influence of digital literacy of patients and digital--based medical services availability on perspectives of fulfilling health-related needs specific for ageing societies.…”