A New Electronic Monitoring Device to Measure Medication Adherence: Usability of the Helping Hand™

Sensors

Leentje De Bleser⁴  Birgit Vincke⁴  Fabienne Dobbels⁴  Mary Beth Happ³  Bart Maes²  Johan Vanhaecke¹ 

[1] Heart Transplantation Program, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; E-Mail:;Heilig-Hart Ziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, Wilgenstraat 2, Roeselare, Belgium; E-Mail:;School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; E-Mail:;Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 box 7001, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; E-Mails:

关键词: electronic monitoring;    usability;    user performance;    satisfaction;    acceptability;    mixed method design;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s100301535

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to test the user performance, satisfaction and acceptability of the Helping Hand™ (B&O Medicom) electronic medication adherence monitor. Using a mixed-method design, we studied 11 kidney transplant patients and 10 healthy volunteers during three weeks. Although testing showed positive usability aspects, several areas requiring technical improvement were identified: the most important obstacles to usability and acceptability were the weak sound signal, problems loading the medication, and the fact that only one medication could be used at a time.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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