Title :
An Electronic Pillbox for Continuous Monitoring of Medication Adherence
Author :
Hayes, Tamara L. ; Hunt, John M. ; Adami, Andre ; Kaye, Jeffrey A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Oregon Health & Sci. Univ., Portland, OR
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
We have developed an instrumented pillbox, called a MedTracker, which allows monitoring of medication adherence on a continuous basis. This device improves on existing systems by providing mobility, frequent and automatic data collection, more detailed information about non-adherence and medication errors, and the familiar interface of a 7-day drug store pillbox. We report on the design of the MedTracker, and on the results of a field trial in 39 homes to evaluate the device
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; drugs; geriatrics; patient monitoring; MedTracker design; automatic data collection; continuous monitoring; device evaluation; drug store pillbox; electronic pillbox; instrumented pillbox; medication adherence; medication errors; Batteries; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Cities and towns; Couplings; Dementia; Drugs; Instruments; Micromechanical devices; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260367
