Assessment of medication adherence app features, functionality, and health literacy level and the creation of a searchable Web-based adherence app resource for health care professionals and patients

Heldenbrand, Seth; Martin, Bradley C.; Gubbins, Paul O.; Hadden, Kristie; Renna, Catherine; Shilling, Rebecca; Dayer, Lindsey

doi:10.1016/j.japh.2015.12.014

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“…In 2016, Heldenbrand et al and Santo et al. identified 347 and 272 apps respectively and categorized them based on author-3 identified features [6,7]. In 2018, Ahmed et al identified and analyzed 681 apps using app repository overviews/websites [8].…”

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Mobile Phone Apps Targeting Medication Adherence: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis of User Reviews (Preprint)

Park¹,

Li²,

Howren³

et al. 2018

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“…These prior studies have incorporated various evaluation methods to assess app features, including using author-created rating systems [4,5,7,8], existing rating scales (e.g. Mobile App Rating Scale, checklist for developing health literate mHealth apps endorsed by Institute of Medicine) [3,5,6,7,9], and user testing [4,5,8].…”

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Mobile Phone Apps Targeting Medication Adherence: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis of User Reviews (Preprint)

Park¹,

Li²,

Howren³

et al. 2018

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“…Numerous strategies aimed at improving unintentional nonadherence have been studied. The use of smartphone medication adherence apps to improve unintentional nonadherence is one innovative approach that has recently gained interest [2,6]. Data suggest the use of or ownership of a smartphone continues to increase.…”

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“…Adherence apps must be downloaded and installed using a cellular connection; however, many do not require active internet connections to access information or provide medication reminders. These adherence apps can also combine all of the user’s medication-specific material into one source to provide a more efficient way for individuals to participate in their disease management and care [2,6]. Given the proliferation in smartphone use, adherence apps represent a more accessible approach to address unintentional nonadherence in that they are easy to obtain and are available at all times to provide information to patients about their medications.…”

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Assessing the Medication Adherence App Marketplace From the Health Professional and Consumer Vantage Points

Dayer¹,

Shilling²,

Valkenburg³

et al. 2017

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BackgroundNonadherence produces considerable health consequences and economic burden to patients and payers. One approach to improve medication nonadherence that has gained interest in recent years is the use of smartphone adherence apps. The development of smartphone adherence apps has increased rapidly since 2012; however, literature evaluating the clinical app and effectiveness of smartphone adherence apps to improve medication adherence is generally lacking.ObjectiveThe aims of this study were to (1) provide an updated evaluation and comparison of medication adherence apps in the marketplace by assessing the features, functionality, and health literacy (HL) of the highest-ranking adherence apps and (2) indirectly measure the validity of our rating methodology by determining the relationship between our app evaluations and Web-based consumer ratings.MethodsTwo independent reviewers assessed the features and functionality using a 4-domain rating tool of all adherence apps identified based on developer claims. The same reviewers downloaded and tested the 100 highest-ranking apps including an additional domain for assessment of HL. Pearson product correlations were estimated between the consumer ratings and our domain and total scores.ResultsA total of 824 adherence apps were identified; of these, 645 unique apps were evaluated after applying exclusion criteria. The median initial score based on descriptions was 14 (max of 68; range 0-60). As a result, 100 of the highest-scoring unique apps underwent user testing. The median overall user-tested score was 31.5 (max of 73; range 0-60). The majority of the user tested the adherence apps that underwent user testing reported a consumer rating score in their respective online marketplace. The mean consumer rating was 3.93 (SD 0.84). The total user-tested score was positively correlated with consumer ratings (r=.1969, P=.04).ConclusionsMore adherence apps are available in the Web-based marketplace, and the quality of these apps varies considerably. Consumer ratings are positively but weakly correlated with user-testing scores suggesting that our rating tool has some validity but that consumers and clinicians may assess adherence app quality differently.

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“…Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | 2017 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/41591 ISBN: 978-0-9981331-0-2 CC-BY-NC-ND tients) are usually not based on patients' but on researchers' or medical professionals' expectations [5,[8][9][10]. Hence, developers tend to tailor mobile health IS offerings to comply with expectations of researchers and medical professionals.…”

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How Do Patients Expect Apps to Provide Drug Information?

Grube¹,

Dehling²,

Sunyaev³

2017

Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017)

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Assessment of medication adherence app features, functionality, and health literacy level and the creation of a searchable Web-based adherence app resource for health care professionals and patients

Cited by 44 publications

References 22 publications

Mobile Phone Apps Targeting Medication Adherence: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis of User Reviews (Preprint)

Mobile Phone Apps Targeting Medication Adherence: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis of User Reviews (Preprint)

Assessing the Medication Adherence App Marketplace From the Health Professional and Consumer Vantage Points

How Do Patients Expect Apps to Provide Drug Information?

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