Table 2 Agreement on the content of mobile application as critical or important (4–9 scores) in the first Delphi survey
Potential content for mobile application | Critical for healthcare professionals | Critical for patients and care givers |
|---|---|---|
Medication Reminders & Adherence | ||
1. Remind when to take the medicine | X | |
2. Confirmation after patient takes the medication | X | |
3. Positive feedback after the patient takes the medication | ||
4. Reminder to take medication one hour before or after based on the requirement of empty or full stomach administration | ||
5. Feedback for getting new prescriptions when the medications are about to run out | X | |
6. Reminder when is the appropriate time for physician appointment | X | |
7. Information about the patient's medication adherence to share with doctor/pharmacist at regular intervals | ||
8. Warning message to the patient's relatives or the relevant doctor/pharmacist if the patient's medication adherence is low | ||
Medication Information & Instructions | ||
9. Side effects of the medications the patient uses | ||
10. Instructions for medications such as taking medication in empty/full stomach or every morning/evening | X | X |
11. Visual and written instructions for specific medications such as insulin and inhalers | X | |
12. Information on what to do if patient forgets to take the medication | X | X |
13. Information about medication doses specific to patient's prescription | X | |
14. Drug or food interactions between the medications used by the patient | X | |
15. Warnings, messages or suggestions about lifestyle changes | ||
16. Information about the diseases | X | |
Health Monitoring & Medical Data | ||
17. Information about blood pressure, pulse, etc. | X | |
18. Laboratory results | X | |
Communication & Support Features | ||
19. Function that enables to communicate with the doctor | X | |
20. Function that enables to communicate with the pharmacist | X | |
21. Information about medication use behaviour not only with the patient but also with the patient's relatives | X | |
Visual Aids, Documentation and Technology Integration | ||
22. Images of the medications | ||
23. Images of the boxes of medications | ||
24. Special section that allows taking notes of important information about medications | X | |
25. Function that is compatible with wearable devices | X | |