Mobile Apps for Increasing Treatment Adherence: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is estimated that 20% to 50% of patients do not take their medication correctly, and this leads to increased morbidity and inefficacy of therapeutic approaches. Fostering treatment adherence is a priority objective for all health systems. The growth of mobile apps to facilitate therapeutic adherence has significantly increased in recent years. However, the effectiveness of the apps for this purpose has not been evaluated.

Objective

This study aimed to analyze whether mobile apps are perceived as useful for managing medication at home and if they actually contribute to increasing treatment adherence in patients.

Methods

We carried out a systematic review of research published using Scopus, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and MEDLINE databases and analyzed the

SUBMITTER: Perez-Jover V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604503 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature