Prevalence and correlates of medication reminder app ‘use and use intention’ among older adults

Ping, Yongjing; Visaria, Abhijit; Suppiah, Sumithra Devi; Tan, Yi Wen; Malhotra, Rahul

doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100150

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“…Devices range from more traditional ones such as hearing aids [ 20 ] to new and innovative devices such as tremor spoons [ 13 ], smart electric walkers [ 21 , 22 ], or artificial intelligence enhanced vision aids [ 23 ]. Other examples include systems that manage fall risk [ 24 , 25 ], ensure safe and timely medication [ 26 , 27 ], enable personal disease management [ 28 , 29 ], or promote social connections [ 30 , 31 ].…”

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Use and benefit of information, communication, and assistive technology among community-dwelling older adults – a cross-sectional study

Fotteler,

Kocar,

Dallmeier

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background Technology can support healthy aging and empower older adults to live independently. However, technology adoption by older adults, particularly assistive technology (AT), is limited and little is known about the types of AT used among older adults. This study explored the use of key information and communication technologies (ICT) and AT among community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 65. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 65 in southern Germany using a paper-based questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions on the three domains sociodemographic aspects, health status, and technology use. Technology use was considered separately for key ICT (smartphone, computer/laptop, and tablet) and a range of 31 different AT. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, univariate analyses, and Bernoulli Naïve Bayes modelling. Results The questionnaire was answered by 616 participants (response rate: 24.64%). ICT were used by 497 (80.68%) participants and were associated with lower age, higher level of education, living together with someone, availability of internet connection, higher interest in technology, and better health status (p < .05). No association was found with sex and size of the hometown. The most frequently owned AT were a landline phone, a body scale, and a blood pressure monitor. Several AT related to functionality, (instrumental) activities of daily living- (IADL), and morbidity were used more frequently among non-ICT users compared to ICT-users: senior mobile phone (19.33% vs. 3.22%), in-house emergency call (13.45% vs. 1.01%), hearing aid (26.89% vs. 16.7%), personal lift (7.56% vs. 1.61%), electronic stand-up aid (4.2% vs. 0%). Those with higher interest in technology reported higher levels of benefit from technology use. Conclusions Despite the benefits older adults can gain from technology, its use remains low, especially among those with multimorbidity. Particularly newer, more innovative and (I)ADL-related AT appear underutilized. Considering the potential challenges in providing adequate care in the future, it may be crucial to support the use of these specific AT among older and frailer populations. To focus scientific and societal work, AT with a high impact on autonomy ((I)ADL/disease-related) should be distinguished from devices with a low impact on autonomy (household-/ comfort-related).

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Use and benefit of information, communication, and assistive technology among community-dwelling older adults – a cross-sectional study

Fotteler,

Kocar,

Dallmeier

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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“…To improve medication adherence in the elderly and help them address the challenges they may face, such as taking medication at the correct time, understanding the efficacy and side effects of medication, or organizing their medication list, digital interventions have become increasingly important. Mobile-based digital tools related to health can activate reminders for medication, maintain medication history, and furnish medication information indicating the capacity to facilitate self-care for chronic illnesses and enhance medication adherence [3].…”

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“…Multiple test results indicate that although these reminder applications can significantly improve patients' medication adherence, they are not user-friendly for elderly patients. Many applications have issues such as complex interface interactions and difficult operations, and the design process does not fully consider the abilities, needs, and limitations of the elderly population [3], resulting in poor usability and low satisfaction among elderly users. Although extensive research has been conducted by many scholars on the needs of elderly users, the usability test results of these applications are not satisfactory.…”

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Enhancing User Experience through Optimization Design Method for Elderly Medication Reminder Mobile Applications: A QFD-Based Research Approach

Fang

Wei

et al. 2023

Electronics

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Poor medication adherence among older adults is a widespread problem worldwide. As the population ages, the design of smartphone medication management apps is critical to improving medication adherence among older adults. Taking the design of an elderly medication reminder APP as an example, this study proposes a sustainable design research method that integrates the KANO model, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), and PUGH decision matrix. The method collects user demands through in-depth interviews, and applies the KANO model to classify these demands. The hierarchical structure of user needs is established by using AHP, and the priority is sorted according to the weight and importance determined by the judgment matrix. QFD is used to translate user needs into design requirements, and the house of quality matrix identifies key design requirements. Finally, design alternatives are evaluated using Pugh’s concept selection method. The results of this study demonstrate that the integration of KANO-AHP-QFD-PUGH can be effective as a sustainable optimal design approach for the user experience of a medication reminder application for the elderly. This integrated method not only facilitates innovative optimization and sustainability of application design methods but also provides valuable theoretical and practical insights for future drug-assisted design for elderly users.

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“…Currently, digital solutions have been developed for the implementation of the medication process in older people's homes (Kleiven et al, 2020; Turjamaa et al, 2020). Digital solutions for smart medication management include apps (Al‐Saleh et al, 2022; Ping et al, 2022), as well as sensors and robots (Martini et al, 2022; Rantanen et al, 2017) to remind older people of taking the right medication at the right time. The use of the digital solutions helps streamline home care professionals' daily schedules (Turjamaa et al, 2019).…”

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Home care professionals' experiences of successful implementation, use and competence needs of robot for medication management in Finland

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Medication management is one of the most important tasks of home care professionals providing daily care. (Puustinen et al., 2020;Zanjal & Talmale, 2016.) On average, older people in home care have one to five different scheduled medications on a daily basis. In addition, they use over-the-counter medications at the same time (Mira, 2019;Rochon, 2022). Simultaneous use of different medications has increased over the past four decades and the proportion of polymedicated older people is increasing along with increasing the ageing population (Fimea, 2021;Lagerin et al., 2020). Medication errors are commonly representing between 30% and 50% of all practice errors in healthcare. In older people's home care, medication errors are common

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Prevalence and correlates of medication reminder app ‘use and use intention’ among older adults

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

Use and benefit of information, communication, and assistive technology among community-dwelling older adults – a cross-sectional study

Use and benefit of information, communication, and assistive technology among community-dwelling older adults – a cross-sectional study

Enhancing User Experience through Optimization Design Method for Elderly Medication Reminder Mobile Applications: A QFD-Based Research Approach

Home care professionals' experiences of successful implementation, use and competence needs of robot for medication management in Finland

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