Effects of using medication reminder technologies by home-dwelling older citizens: a systematic review.
Objective Population ageing has increased the need for solutions that support independent living, with medication management being a major challenge. We assessed the effects of reminder technologies among home-dwelling older citizens on outcomes within the Quintuple Aim domains: user experiences, ca...
| Publicado en: | Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00020729 AGA jtl: Age & Ageing issn: 00020729 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2026 vid: 55 iid: 2 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 192513136 10.1093/ageing/afag007 ppf: 1 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Effects of using medication reminder technologies by home-dwelling older citizens: a systematic review. aug: au: Salmensuu, Olli Isotalo, Jenni Rijken, Mieke Hyttinen-Huotari, Virva Kaarakainen, Minna Linnosmaa, Ismo affil: Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Kuopio, Finland Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Kuopio, FinlandNIVEL, Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Kuopio, FinlandTHL, Helsinki, Finland su: Cost effectiveness Social services Hospital care Psychological well-being Anxiety Evaluation of medical care Job satisfaction Quality of life Patient satisfaction Patients' attitudes Medical care costs Employees' workload Medical care use Independent living Glycosylated hemoglobin Research funding CINAHL database Questionnaires Emergency room visits Patient readmissions Drug delivery systems LDL cholesterol Descriptive statistics Burden of care Systematic reviews MEDLINE Heart beat Medication therapy management Attitudes of medical personnel Medical databases Cholesterol Obstructive lung diseases Health care reminder systems Online information services Quality assurance Blood pressure Visual acuity Data analysis software Psychology information storage & retrieval systems Caregiver attitudes sug: subj: Cost effectiveness Social services Hospital care Psychological well-being Anxiety Evaluation of medical care Job satisfaction Quality of life Patient satisfaction Patients' attitudes Medical care costs Employees' workload Other Individual and Family Services Medical care use Independent living Glycosylated hemoglobin Research funding CINAHL database Questionnaires Emergency room visits Patient readmissions Drug delivery systems LDL cholesterol Descriptive statistics Burden of care Systematic reviews MEDLINE Heart beat Medication therapy management Attitudes of medical personnel Medical databases Cholesterol Obstructive lung diseases Health care reminder systems Online information services Quality assurance Blood pressure Visual acuity Data analysis software Psychology information storage & retrieval systems Caregiver attitudes keyword: copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 cost effectiveness costs equity health outcomes health service use health services https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag007 inLanguage:en medication management medication reminder technologies older adult older citizens older people publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41642177/ systematic review technology user experiences copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 cost effectiveness costs equity health outcomes health service use health services https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag007 inLanguage:en medication management medication reminder technologies older adult older citizens older people publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41642177/ systematic review technology user experiences ab: Objective Population ageing has increased the need for solutions that support independent living, with medication management being a major challenge. We assessed the effects of reminder technologies among home-dwelling older citizens on outcomes within the Quintuple Aim domains: user experiences, care professional experiences, health/wellbeing, health and social service utilisation/costs and equity. Methods We searched databases (Scopus, CENTRAL, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Cochrane Reviews) from 1.1.2017 to 29.9.2025. Two authors extracted relevant data and assessed the quality of the included studies. We assessed the evidence using a four-level quality rating scale: strong, moderate, limited or no evidence. Results Twenty-three original studies and nine systematic reviews were included, resulting in 43 original studies. Significant beneficial effects on health outcomes were observed in 20 out of 40 studies, and on service utilisation in one out of four studies. Significant effects on patient/carer experiences and cost-effectiveness were not found, whereas no study assessed effects on professional experiences or equity. Only for clinical health outcomes, in particular systolic blood pressure and physical symptoms, the effectiveness of reminders reached moderate evidence. Conclusion While clinical health benefits have been observed, more high-quality research is needed to determine whether medication reminder technologies can help more broadly to respond to the challenges of population ageing, including the high pressure on health services and related expenditures. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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