Feasibility Test of the MedaCube

Authors

Charles Hoffmann, St. John Fisher University
Anne Schweighardt, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
Kelly Conn, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow
D. Nelson, University of RochesterFollow
R. Barbano, University of Rochester
F. Marshall, University of Rochester
Jack Brown, St. John Fisher University

Document Type

Poster Presentation

Publication Date

5-2016

Abstract

Poor adherence is a significant barrier to achieve better patient outcomes. Rates of non-adherence approach 40% resulting in 10% of all emergency department visits and 23% of admissions into skilled nursing facilities. Many factors contribute to medication non-adherence including psychological and memory disorders, aging and pill burden. The MedaCube is a medication management system intended to help solve unintentional medication non-adherence. The device is designed to dispense scheduled and as-needed oral medications. The MedaCube provides audio and visual prompts alerting subjects to administer their medications. Caregivers receive notification of missed doses, late doses and refill requests. The null hypothesis is that use of the MedaCube results in no difference in medication adherence when compared with six month prior adherence in individual subjects.

Comments

Presented at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Long Beach, California, in May 2016.

Publication Information

Hoffmann, Charles; Schweighardt, Anne; Conn, Kelly; Nelson, D.; Barbano, R.; Marshall, F.; and Brown, Jack, "Feasibility Test of the MedaCube" (2016). Pharmacy Faculty/Staff Publications. Paper 129.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/pharmacy_facpub/129

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