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Evaluation of a Mobile Application to Enhance Medication Management Following Hospital Discharge: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Bettina Habib, Santiago Marquez Fosser, David L. Buckeridge, Daniala L. Weir, Melissa Bustillo, Manish Thakur, Thai Tran, Aude Motulsky, André Bonnici, Emily G. McDonald, Todd C. Lee, Robyn Tamblyn
Over 3 million hospitalizations and 17 million ER visits occur in Canada each year. A substantial proportion of these encounters are preventable and attributable to medication non-adherence. Non-adherence to medication changes made at discharge increases the risk of adverse events post-discharge. A mobile application was developed to empower patients to better manage their medications post-discharge. A pilot randomized controlled trial will be conducted to assess the application’s usability and efficacy in decreasing non-adherence to medication changes made at discharge.