Digital Medicine System in Veterans With Severe Mental Illness: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suboptimal medication adherence is a significant problem for patients with serious mental illness. Measuring medication adherence through subjective and objective measures can be challenging, time-consuming, and inaccurate.

Objective

The primary purpose of this feasibility and acceptability study was to evaluate the impact of a digital medicine system (DMS) among Veterans (patients) with serious mental illness as compared with treatment as usual (TAU) on medication adherence.

Methods

This open-label, 2-site, provider-randomized trial assessed aripiprazole refill adherence in Veterans with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder. We randomized 26 providers such that their patients either received TAU or DMS for

SUBMITTER: Gonzales S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9816955 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature