Rationale and Methods of Evaluation for ACHO, A New Virtual Assistant to Improve Therapeutic Adherence in Rural Elderly Populations: A User-Driven Living Lab

Low therapeutic adherence is a concern for health professionals as it decreases therapeutic efficiency while increasing costs, especially in elderly populations. To increase therapeutic adherence in elderly populations, the technology applied in the medical devices that are used must be adapted to i...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-07, Vol.18 (15), p.7904
Main Authors: Luengo-Polo, Jeronimo, Conde-Caballero, David, Rivero-Jiménez, Borja, Ballesteros-Yáñez, Inmaculada, Castillo-Sarmiento, Carlos A., Mariano-Juárez, Lorenzo
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Health services
Innovations
Medical appointments
Medical equipment
Older people
Optimization
Patients
Populations
Product development
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Qualitative research
Rural areas
Rural populations
Smartphones
Study Protocol
Usability
User experience
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