Status:
COMPLETED
Supporting the Medication Adherence of Older Mexican Adults Through External Cues Provided With Ambient Displays
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Conditions:
Medication Adherence
Medication Compliance
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-100 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Problems with prospective memory, which refer to the ability to remember future intentions, cause deficits in basic and instrumental activities of daily living, such as taking medications....
Detailed Description
1. Introduction One of the most common reasons for medication nonadherence among older adults is forgetfulness. Medication management technologies can help them not only with forgetfulness or cogn...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- be older than 60 years
- take at least three medications prescribed by a physician (ie, polypharmacy),
- have mild cognitive impairment
- report medication-forgetting events,
- live with a relative who could report the assistance required by the study participants to take their medications.
Exclusion
- being unable to self-administer medications due to a functionality problem or severe cognitive impairment,
- not taking pill-based medications (it may be difficult to assess adherence otherwise).
- To participate in the study, it was not a requirement that older adults have experience in the use of the internet or mobile devices.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 25 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 22 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04289246
Start Date
August 25 2017
End Date
December 22 2017
Last Update
March 27 2025
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Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Mexicali, B.C., Mexico, 21100