Cheryl Conway|Teresa Kelechi
Digital Health for Medication Adherence in Adult Diabetes or Hypertension: An Integrative Review
Medical University of South Carolina
optimal management chronic diseases type 2 diabetes hypertension often include prescription medications medication adherence one component selfmanagement optimization digital healthehealth mhealthcould enhance patient awareness andor communication patient providermedication adherence major issue affects 5060 chronically ill adults digital health refers ehealth mhealth collectively technologies become accessible remote health delivery increasingly available adjunct improve medication adherence communicate patients providers provide education patients families communities objective integrative review examine types digital health technologies targeted medication adherence adult population diabetes hypertensionan integrative review conducted using databases within ebscohost pubmed scopus eligible studies available september 2016 written english contain digital health interventions improve medication adherence prescription medications adults 18 years older focus diabetes hypertensionof 337 located studies 13 39 used digital health intervention medication adherence prescribed medications diabetes hypertension assessed according chronic care modelthe 13 studies included review found conclusive evidence improved medication adherence using digital health interventions interactive voice response ivr short message service sms text messaging telemonitoring interactive software technology among 13 studies digital health interventions foster medication adherence via oneway communication patient twoway communication patient health care provider adjunct medication adherence strategies research needed determine digital health interventions beneficial individuals diabetes hypertension