Mobile applications to improve drug adherence: Review and quality analysis

OBJECTIVETo review the mobile apps in the Spanish market to improve adherence to medications and evaluate their characteristics and quality to identify high-quality applications. METHODA review was carried out following a stepwise procedure similar to a systematic review of the scientific literature...

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Published in:Atención primaria 2021-11, Vol.53 (9), p.102095-102095
Main Authors: González de León, Beatriz, León Salas, Beatriz, Del Pino-Sedeño, Tasmania, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Cristobalina, Bejarano-Quisoboni, Daniel, Trujillo-Martín, María M
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Summary:OBJECTIVETo review the mobile apps in the Spanish market to improve adherence to medications and evaluate their characteristics and quality to identify high-quality applications. METHODA review was carried out following a stepwise procedure similar to a systematic review of the scientific literature. Apple Apps Store and Google Play Store mobile application digital distribution platforms. Applications aimed at supporting self-management of treatment, which generate reminders, in Spanish, updated in the last 2 years and free. We evaluate the applications according to a set of characteristics considered desirable and the quality with the Mobile App Rating Scale tool. RESULTSOut of 708 applications, 3 applications were selected. The Medisafe and Mytherapy applications had 89% and 78% of the desirable characteristics, respectively. Sergio Licea's application only had 56%. The highest global quality score was obtained by the MyTherapy application (3.79/5, IQR: 3-4), followed by Medisafe (3.72/5, (IQR: 3-4) and, finally, Sergio Licea (2.87/5, IQR: 2-4). The quality assessment coincides with the user assessment. There are many available applications, however, most did not meet the selection criteria. CONCLUSIONSA systematic stepwise process was able to identify the quality application to be tested in a future study that will provide evidence on the use of a multicomponent intervention to improve medication adherence.
ISSN:1578-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102095