Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2018

Abstract

Medication non-adherence in seniors can lead to severe health complications, including morbidity, mortality and decreased quality of life. In view of ageing populations worldwide, there is significant interest among the healthcare sector and researchers to improve medication adherence rates for seniors. However, existing studies in the literature focus primarily on identifying the predictors of medication non-adherence. In this paper, we present our work on technology-enabled medication adherence for 24 community-dwelling seniors over a period of more than 2 years. We leverage Internet of Things (IoT) devices to track inferred medication consumption in the seniors’ homes, and provide quasi real-time alerts to community caregivers, who can then intervene in a timely manner. Our study suggests that seniors generally do not consume medication on a regular basis (in both the frequency and time domains). However, technology-based approaches that allow for real-time tracking and appropriate interventions by caregivers can be effective in improving the medication adherence of these seniors.

Keywords

Community, IoT, Medication adherence, Seniors, Technology

Discipline

Gerontology | Software Engineering

Research Areas

Software and Cyber-Physical Systems

Publication

ITAP 2018: Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, Las Vegas, July 15-20

Volume

10927

First Page

127

Last Page

141

ISBN

9783319920375

Identifier

10.1007/978-3-319-92037-5_11

Publisher

Springer

City or Country

Cham

Copyright Owner and License

Publisher

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92037-5_11

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