Smart Phone Apps: An Innovative Approach to Improving Pediatric Medication Adherence

Wytiaz, Rebecca M.; Lee, Hyung M.; Odukoya, Olufunmilola K.

doi:10.24926/iip.v6i4.404

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“…Our previous research has characterized adolescent preferences for opioid education and what topics are most important to them [ 31 ]. However, pilot testing with youth and their caregivers will be crucial to determine how adolescent and family role preferences can be reconciled with existing pharmacist workflows.…”

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Characterizing Pharmacist Perspectives on Utilizing a Personalized Family Medication Safety Plan for Opioid Education with Adolescents and Parents

2023

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Background: Exposure to prescription opioids during adolescence is associated with an increased risk of future opioid misuse. The pervasive and growing impact of the opioid epidemic requires evidence-based, co-designed interventions targeted at adolescents. MedSMA℞T Families is an intervention tailored to educate adolescents and their families about opioid misuse prevention and consists of two parts: the MedSMA℞T: Adventures in PharmaCity videogame and the family medication safety plan (FMSP). Objective: This study sought to explore pharmacists’ perceptions of using the family medication safety plan to facilitate opioid education among parents and their adolescents. The purpose of this project was to also gather information for iterative adaptations to improve implementation and dissemination of the FMSP in pharmacy settings. Methods: Pharmacists were recruited from Pharmacy Practice Enhancement and Action Research Link (PearlRx) and the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW). Twenty-one pharmacist interviews were conducted between September 2021 and March 2022. Consenting pharmacists reviewed the FMSP. Then, semi-structured interviews were conducted, recorded, and transcribed. Inductive thematic analyses were performed using NVivo software. Results: Four prevalent themes emerged: (1) the purpose of FMSP as a communication tool, (2) instructions to clarify how to use FMSP, (3) barriers to using FMSP, and (4) suggestions to improve FMSP format. Most pharmacists described the FMSP as a tool to encourage interactive opioid conversations between adolescents, families, and pharmacists. Pharmacists suggested creating multiple customizable formats and incorporating instructions on how to use the FMSP. Conclusions: Pharmacists noted that the FMSP was an interactive and engaging communication tool to tailor opioid consultations with adolescents and their families. Patients might use the FMSP as a visual cue to help think of what question(s) they should ask pharmacists. Pharmacists stated that the FMSP could facilitate tailored opioid safety communication and medication consultations. Insights will inform future medication misuse prevention interventions as well as adaptation.

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Characterizing Pharmacist Perspectives on Utilizing a Personalized Family Medication Safety Plan for Opioid Education with Adolescents and Parents

2023

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“…Pharmacists, as medication experts who are easily accessible in the community, can educate children with chronic conditions on strategies to support long‐term adherence, including reinforcement of proper medication use and demonstrating the correct use of medical devices . Furthermore, pharmacists can become familiar with available adherence apps to use them as a tool to potentially increase child engagement and self‐management …”

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“…Healthcare professionals should advocate for the use of medication adherence apps in children to improve adherence and overall therapeutic outcomes. However, there are limited child‐specific adherence apps available on the market . Further research on this topic is needed to examine the effects of child‐friendly adherence apps on medication adherence and responsibility.…”

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Paediatric use of medications and adherence apps: a qualitative analysis of the perspectives of children and parents

Abraham

Wytiaz

Feathers

2018

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Background: The number of children diagnosed with chronic medical conditions is increasing, with a high percentage struggling with medication adherence. Non-adherence in children may lead to negative health outcomes. Parents are typically responsible for managing their child's medications. Medication adherence mobile apps are an innovative approach to address non-adherence and actively engage children.Aim: This study explored children's and parents' perceptions of using medication adherence apps to facilitate self-management. Methods: Children (aged 7-17 years) taking one or more medications for a chronic condition and their parents were recruited from an outpatient pharmacy and adolescent clinic. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 8 children and 10 parents. An app interaction (guided and independent), followed by a brief questionnaire with the child was also administered. Interviews and interactions were audio recorded, transcribed and reviewed for accuracy. The technology acceptance model guided data collection and analysis. Prevalent codes were identified and thematic analysis was conducted. Results: Most children were 12-17 years of age and most parents were 30-49 years of age. Parents and children received adherence apps as an innovative approach to the child's medication management. Nine themes emerged: ability to earn rewards for adherence; having security functionality to protect user information; customisable graphics and appealing colour schemes; medication-specific information; ease of accessibility to mobile devices; sharing child-friendly medication information; children's limited knowledge and involvement in medication management; and communication challenges with healthcare providers. Conclusions: Adherence apps incorporating user-centred needs of children and educating them about chronic diseases and medication use may positively affect self-care.

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“…This helpful "all-in-one health" measurement can indicate the level of oxygen and glucose in the blood, and also inform people on their state of stress and their body fat. Various connected tools propose a large diversity of systems, going from a simple measure of blood pressure monitoring to a more complex IoT that can integrate a digital stethoscope and allows following more easily the main cardiac functions [58]. Patients have also the possibility to track their weight with connected scales or to analyse their sleep cycles during the night (tracking of heart rate and snoring detecting) [57].…”

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Health Care Digitalization, the Straightest Pathway to Personalization

Gauthier¹,

Cardot²

2021

FARMACIA

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Digitalization appears as a full mutation in the entire world, including health care. From applications (apps) to sensors, the digital is now fully integrated in daily life for patients. Monitoring treatments more easily and improving the design for drug packaging remain the most challenging points for medicines and the digitalization appears as a useful alternative. An overview of some relevant proposals that integrates personalization to users and drug forms is proposed with a specific focus on cardiology treatments and COVID-19 innovations. RezumatDigitalizarea apare ca o schimbare complexă în întreaga lume, inclusiv în sistemul sanitar. De la aplicații la senzori, digitalizarea este acum complet integrată în activitățile zilnice ale pacienților. Monitorizarea mai ușoară a tratamentelor și optimizarea designului ambalajelor pentru medicamente rămân cele mai importante provocări, iar digitalizarea este o alternativă utilă. Articolul propune o prezentare generală a unor alternative relevante care vizează personalizarea abordării terapeutice și a tipurilor de medicamente, cu accent pe tratamentele cardiologice și inovațiile apărute în contextul pandemiei COVID-19.

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Smart Phone Apps: An Innovative Approach to Improving Pediatric Medication Adherence

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Cited by 4 publications

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Characterizing Pharmacist Perspectives on Utilizing a Personalized Family Medication Safety Plan for Opioid Education with Adolescents and Parents

Characterizing Pharmacist Perspectives on Utilizing a Personalized Family Medication Safety Plan for Opioid Education with Adolescents and Parents

Paediatric use of medications and adherence apps: a qualitative analysis of the perspectives of children and parents

Health Care Digitalization, the Straightest Pathway to Personalization

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