Evaluating the effectiveness of the Smart About Meds (SAM) mobile application among patients discharged from hospital: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Almost half of patients discharged from hospital are readmitted or return to the emergency department (ED) within 90 days. Non-adherence to medication changes made during hospitalisation and the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) both contribute to postdischarge adverse events. We developed Smart About Meds (SAM), a patient-centred mobile application that targets medication non-adherence and PIMs use. This protocol describes a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate SAM.

Methods and analysis

A pragmatic, stratified RCT will evaluate SAM among 3250 adult patients discharged from hospital. At discharge, consenting participants will be randomised 1:1 to usual care or SAM. SAM integrates novel patient-centred features with pharmacist monitorin

SUBMITTER: Tamblyn R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11590805 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature