How accurate are electronic monitoring devices? A laboratory study testing two devices to measure medication adherence

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1652-1660

  de Bleser, Leentje ^a   de Geest, Sabina ^a,b   Vandenbroeck, Sofie ^a   Vanhaecke, Johan ^c   Dobbels, Fabienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Adherence behaviour; Electronic monitoring; Laboratory study

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADHERENCE BEHAVIOUR; BATTERY LIFE; ELECTRONIC MONITORING; EVENT MONITORING; LABORATORY STUDIES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77955489087     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100301652     Document Type: Article

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