Towards the Design of Sensing-Based Medication Adherence Aids That Support Individualized Activities of Daily Living: Qualitative Study (Preprint) (original) (raw)

Abstract

BACKGROUND Nearly half of Americans taking prescription medications do not take them properly. The resulting implications have broad impact. Non-adhering patients develop worsened medical conditions, increase comorbidity of disease, or die. OBJECTIVE Clinical studies have shown the most effective strategies for addressing adherence are those that are individualized to the context that each patient and situation require. Yet, existing aids for adherence are relatively ridged and poorly support adaptation to individual behaviors and lifestyles. The aim of this work is to better understand this design tension. METHODS A series of three qualitative studies were conducted. Study 1: 200 hypertensive Americans participated in a 52-question online survey. Questions focused on existing adherence strategies and behaviors, and perception of how hypothetical in-home tracking technologies would assist adherence. Study 2: 20 hypertensives from the Pittsburgh region participated in a comprehensive...

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