Optimising Medication Adherence with Mobile App: Perspectives of Irish Community Pharmacists and Their Acceptability

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Pavithran, Riya
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2024-05
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Medication non-adherence remains a significant challenge in healthcare, leading to adverse health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Despite advancements in technology, including the development of mobile applications (mHealth), medication adherence continues to be suboptimal due to various factors such as forgetfulness, cultural barriers, and therapyrelated issues. By integrating technology and digital health solutions into pharmacy practice, pharmacists can revolutionize medication management and patient care. Moreover, global trends in medication adherence applications reflect a growing awareness of the importance of leveraging technology to address healthcare challenges and improve patient adherence. Community pharmacists play a major role in promoting medication adherence and optimizing patient outcomes. The research objectives include understanding pharmacists' perceptions of mobile applications, identifying current adherence methods, exploring key features of effective mobile apps, examining barriers to implementation, assessing pharmacists' willingness to recommend mobile apps, and determining preferences for app design and usability. Through thematic analysis and interviews with Irish community pharmacists, this study aims to address research questions regarding the effectiveness, key features, recommendations, challenges, and potential benefits of utilizing mobile applications for medication adherence management. However, despite numerous studies on medication adherence, there is currently no universally accepted standard for measuring adherence, and there is a lack of research specifically addressing medication adherence challenges in the Irish context. In order to achieve the best therapeutic outcomes, adherence to medication is very important. The use of mobile applications can play a crucial role in supporting adherence, thereby contributing to overall health improvement and cost-effectiveness by ensuring patients stick to their prescribed therapies.

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