Key Features of Smart Medication Adherence Products: Updated Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults often face challenges in self-managing their medication owing to physical and cognitive limitations, complex medication regimens, and packaging of medications. Emerging smart medication dispensing and adherence products (SMAPs) offer the options of automated dispensing, tracking medication intake in real time, and reminders and notifications. A 2021 review identified 51 SMAPs owing to the rapid influx of digital technology; an update to this review is required.

Objective

This review aims to identify new products and summarize and compare the key features of SMAPs.

Methods

Gray and published literature and videos were searched using Google, YouTube, PubMed, Embase, and Scopus. The first 10 pages of Google and the first 100 results of YouTube wer

SUBMITTER: Faisal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10762620 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature