TITLE OF PUBLICATION February 12, 2015
Use of QR and EAN-13 codes by older patients taking multiple medications for a safer use of medication.
AUTHORS
Mira JJ, Guilabert M, Carrillo I, Fernández C, Vicente MA, Orozco-Beltrán D, Gil-Guillen VF.
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BACKGROUND: Older persons following a prolonged complex drug
regimen often make mistakes when taking their medication.
Currently, the widespread use of tablets and smartphones has
encouraged the development of applications to support
self-management of medication.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to design, develop and
assess an app that transforms medication-associated ean-13
(barcodes) and Quick Response codes (QR) into verbal instructions,
to enable safer use of medication by the elderly patients taking
multiple medications.
METHODS: Meetings were held in which participated a total of
61 patients.
RESULTS: The results showed that patients appreciated the
application and found it useful for safer use of medicines.
CONCLUSIONS: The study results support the use of such
technology to increase patient safety taking multiple medications
safety.
International journal of medical informatics Volumen: 84 Número: 6 Páginas: 406-12 Fecha de publicación: 2015-Jun (Epub 2015 Feb 12)