A New Electronic Monitoring Device to Measure Medication Adherence: Usability of the Helping Hand™
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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.
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- Authors
- De Bleser, L., Vincke, B., Dobbels, F., Happ, M. B., Maes, B., Vanhaecke, J., & De Geest, S.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 box 7001, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven (BE)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Heilig-Hart Ziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, Wilgenstraat 2, Roeselare, Belgium
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
- Venue
- Sensors
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2010-03-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1535-1552
- ISSN
- 1424-8220 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3264437
- OpenAlex
- W2115988006
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Sensors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Nursing Research (K24NR010244)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Keywords
- medication adherence, helping hand, usability, user satisfaction, acceptability, renal transplant patients, acoustic signals
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Electronics, Medical, Equipment Design, Female, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Transplantation, Case-Control Studies, Kidney Transplantation, Tacrolimus, Reminder Systems, Patient Satisfaction, Medication Adherence
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