Abstract
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021.
Highlights
Medication adherence has a cumulative effect on people’s health and wellbeing and reduces the reliance on health and social care services
The paper gives an appraisal of the key-factors in the successful implementation of medication adherence aids in social care settings and is supported by observational records that originate in practice and by a review of the current evidence base for the use of assistive technologies in medicines management
There is a need for health and social care workers and others to engage with medication adherence more widely
Summary
Medication adherence has a cumulative effect on people’s health and wellbeing and reduces the reliance on health and social care services. The role of assistive technology in supporting medication adherence in practice: what are the outcomes and is there evidence for efficacy? This paper reviews the London Borough of Lambeth’s assistive technology service, which is occupational therapy led and includes the use of electronic medication dispensers as part of innovative intervention in support of medication adherence.
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