Smartphone Applications for Educating and Helping Non-motivating Patients Adhere to Medication That Treats Mental Health Conditions: Aims and Functioning

Frontiers in Psychology

Angelos P. Kassianos¹ 

关键词: adherence;    psychotropic;    mHealth;    smartphone;    compliance;    health education;    mental health;    digital health;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01769

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Patients prescribed with medication that treats mental health conditions benefit the most compared to those prescribed with other types of medication. However, they are also the most difficult to adhere. The development of mobile health (mHealth) applications (“apps”) to help patients monitor their adherence is fast growing but with limited evidence on their efficacy. There is no evidence on the content of these apps for patients taking psychotropic medication. The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate the aims and functioning of available apps that are aiming to help and educate patients to adhere to medication that treats mental health conditions.

【 授权许可】

CC BY