Use of QR and EAN-13 codes by older patients taking multiple medications for a safer use of medication

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 406-412

  Mira, José Joaquín ^a,b   Guilabert, Mercedes ^b   Carrillo, Irene ^b   Fernández, César ^b   Vicente, Ma Asunción ^b   Orozco Beltrán, Domingo ^b   Gil Guillen, Vicente F ^b  

^a Consellería Sanitat ^*  (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic data processing; Cell phone; Information storage and retrieval methods; Patient safety; Software design

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DIGITAL STORAGE; MOBILE PHONES;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CELL PHONE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUICK RESPONSE CODE; SELF MANAGEMENT; VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ASSOCIATED EAN 13; MEDICATION ERROR; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUICK RESPONSE CODE; SELF MEDICATION; TUMEDICINA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVALUATION STUDY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT SAFETY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84927013855     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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