Enhancing Digital Health Interventions for Medication Adherence: Considerations for Broader Applicability and Long-Term Impact (Preprint)

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Study design: Letter. Population: Atrial Fibrillation. Intervention: Smartphone App for Improving Self-Awareness of Adherence to Edoxaban Treatment. Primary outcome: Medication adherence (pill counts).

Shanshan Du; Yanmei Zhao

doi:10.2196/preprints.69204

November 24, 2024Open Access

Enhancing Digital Health Interventions for Medication Adherence: Considerations for Broader Applicability and Long-Term Impact (Preprint)

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Why the study?

Does a smartphone app improve medication adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation on edoxaban?

Structured PICO

Does a smartphone app improve medication adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation on edoxaban?

P

Population

Patients with atrial fibrillation on edoxaban treatment (population of the discussed trial)

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Intervention

Smartphone app for improving self-awareness of medication adherence

O

Outcome

Medication adherence (measured by pill counts)

Limitations

Exclusion of older adults with lower digital literacy
Exclusive focus on edoxaban limits generalizability to other anticoagulants
Short six-month follow-up period may not capture long-term adherence or clinical outcomes
Reliance on pill counts does not account for accuracy of timing or dosage
Higher dropout rates observed in the intervention group
Study population limited to individuals familiar with Android smartphones and the Korean language, excluding older adults with lower digital literacy
Short six-month follow-up period
Reliance on pill counts as the primary adherence metric does not account for timing or dosage accuracy

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Implication

This editorial highlights that while smartphone apps show potential for improving medication adherence in atrial fibrillation, future interventions must address digital literacy barriers in older adults and utilize longer follow-up with precise adherence metrics.

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Du et al. (2024) conducted a letter in Atrial Fibrillation. Smartphone App for Improving Self-Awareness of Adherence to Edoxaban Treatment was evaluated on Medication adherence (pill counts).

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