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Effectiveness of a Medication Reminder Device in the form of a Mobile Application to Improve Medication Adherence for Patients with Hypertension

<p> Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications is a widespread problem among dialysis patients. Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications can result in the dialysis patients&rsquo; morbidity and mortality. A pilot study was used to determine whether a medication reminder mobile application would improve dialysis participants&rsquo; adherence to their prescribed antihypertensive medications from a Midwest outpatient dialysis clinic. Dialysis participants prescribed one or more antihypertensive medications were invited to participate in the pilot study using Dosecast&reg;, a mobile medication reminder application. The dialysis participants completed four self-reported questionnaires: Demographic Questionnaire, Brief Medication Questionnaire (BMQ-1), Modified Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire (PSNCQQ), and Morisky Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MMAS-8). The questionnaires were analyzed with descriptive statistics and an independent t-test. The results from the 20 dialysis participants showed that the participants&rsquo; improved their adherence with the antihypertensive medications. This showed that Dosecast&reg; is a beneficial tool to increase dialysis participants&rsquo; adherence to antihypertensive medications. </p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10103308
Date07 May 2016
CreatorsLeverette, Monica L.
PublisherBrandman University
Source SetsProQuest.com
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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