Exploring Stem Cell Transplanted Patients' Perspectives on Medication Self-Management and Electronic Monitoring Devices Measuring Medication Adherence: A Qualitative Sub-Study of the Swiss SMILe Implementation Science Project.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is known about allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) patients' medication adherence strategies. Acceptability and preferences regarding electronic monitoring (EM) systems to assess all three phases of medication adherence (ie, initiation, implementation, persistence) are crucial to allow their successful implementation in clinical or research settings but have not yet been evaluated. We therefore aimed to explore: 1) alloSCT patients' medication adherence and self-management strategies; and 2) their acceptability and preferences of three different EM systems (MEMS Cap, Helping Hand, Button) as part of the Swiss SMILe study.

Patients and methods

Respecting anti-pandemic measures, we used a purposive sample of six adult alloSCT patients from the Unive

SUBMITTER: Ribaut J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8747798 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature