title: Improving medication adherence through technology: analyzing the managing meds video challenge.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Poor adherence to medication is an enormous problem. While many measures to improve adherence have been proposed, patients may be a good source of novel approaches. The Managing Meds Video Challenge was designed, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the National Consumers League Script Your Future campaign, for patients to create short videos containing ideas on how to better take medications as directed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Determine what forms of technology patients use to help adhere to their medication regimens.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 17 available videos from the Managing Meds Video Challenge were analyzed to determine what forms of technology patients use to help adhere to their medication regimens.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approaches to improve adherence included calendar and reminder applications, and third-party applications such as MedCoach Medication Reminder, Walgreens Pharmacy, and CVS/Pharmacy. Patients also improved adherence by using the Internet to access websites such as www.rememberitnow.com to manage medications, access electronic health records, and to order medications from online pharmacies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study only analyzes the 17 available videos from the Managing Meds Video Challenge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients are using a variety of technology to manage their medications. They appear to rely primarily on reminder systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Center for Dermatology Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Laffer
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017010:Reminder Systems; D012984:Software; D014481:United States; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*
keywords: apps; compliance; internet; mobile technology; text message; treatment