[Study on the use of a smart pillbox to improve treatment compliance].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the usefulness of the Practidose individualised dispensing and dosing pillbox system in improving treatment compliance (TC).

Design

Open-labelled, randomised, clinical trial.

Setting

Cordoba province from April to September 2005.

Participants and context

A total of 220 patients 70 years diagnosed with ineffective management of treatment regime, polymedicated with no cognitive deterioration or limited mobility. Enrolment was carried out by block random assignment. Each district linking nurse was assigned 10 interviews, 5 from the intervention group and 5 from a control group.

Intervention

To give a smart pillbox with instructions. MEASUREMENTS AND PRIMARY OUTCOMES: The response variable was the TC measured using the Morisky-Green quest

SUBMITTER: Morales Suarez-Varela MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665107 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature