Assessing the Medication Adherence App Marketplace From the Health Professional and Consumer Vantage Points.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonadherence produces considerable health consequences and economic burden to patients and payers. One approach to improve medication nonadherence that has gained interest in recent years is the use of smartphone adherence apps. The development of smartphone adherence apps has increased rapidly since 2012; however, literature evaluating the clinical app and effectiveness of smartphone adherence apps to improve medication adherence is generally lacking.

Objective

The aims of this study were to (1) provide an updated evaluation and comparison of medication adherence apps in the marketplace by assessing the features, functionality, and health literacy (HL) of the highest-ranking adherence apps and (2) indirectly measure the validity of our rating methodology by deter

SUBMITTER: Dayer LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415657 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature