Innovation to Improve Adherence

Innovation to improve adherence
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Innovation to improve adherence
Apps have become ever-present in several facets of people’s lives over the last 5 years. This is largely fueled by the extensive availability of smartphones and tablet computers. At present, there are thousands of medical, wellness, and health apps that one can download to Android or Apple devices from online stores (Kannisto, Koivunen & Valimaki, 2014). Exploiting the potential power of applications for health care is now a crucial point of innovation, especially those applications that could be utilized by patients or consumers as part of their prevention, wellness, or treatment regimens (IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, 2013). For this research, a mobile web application, Glucose Buddy, is implemented for medication reminder and heath education in order to increase treatment adherence amongst Hispanic women who have type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Glucose Buddy is a new and innovative mobile app designed to be used by people with T2DM as well as their healthcare providers. The user will receive daily short text messages to remind them about taking their drugs, and educational information pertaining to T2DM and the importance of adhering to treatment regimen.
People chosen for the interview
Nurse practitioner: the selected nurse practitioner for this interview is called Mrs. Keysha Adamson, a registered nurse practitioner with an experience of over 8 years. She is well-versed in caring and treating patients with chronic medical conditions such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Foreman et al. (2012) noted that nurses are increasingly stepping up to fill the gap since there is a shortage of physicians throughout the United States and millions of American people who were previously without health insurance are entering the health care system thanks to the Affordable Care Act. In particular, nurses are assuming a central role in patient adherence (Burns, 2013). Digital support tools such as tablet and smartphone applications are popular ways for nurses to supplement patient care. Nurses also use these apps in communicating and guiding patients in treatment recommendations (Hamine et al., 2015). Therefore, it is of major importance to include Mrs. Adamson in the interview. Moreover, she can influence widespread adoption of the adherence app.
Doctor: Scott Steiner is the doctor who was picked for the interview. In the course of his everyday tasks, Dr. Steiner comes across diverse patients with diabetes including those of Hispanic ethnicity. Dr. Steiner is a clinical leader who can influence the widespread adoption of Glucose Buddy mobile app amongst diabetic Hispanic women; hence, he is included as one of the interviewees. The interview with the doctor was conducted by phone primarily because he was not available for face-to-face interview.
Social worker: Mrs. Wilkinson is a social worker. She has worked as a social worker at two different organizations in the past 9 years hence has years of experience. The work of Mrs. Wilkinson allows her to encounter ethnic minority groups more often such as Hispanics. Due to her position and role, she is able to influence extensive adoption of Glucose Buddy...