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

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 84; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.02.001

1872-8243

José Joaquín Mira, Mercedes Guilabert, Irene Carrillo, César Fernández, María Asunción Vicente, Domingo Orozco‐Beltrán, Vicente Gil-Guillén,

QR Code Applications and Technologies

Older persons following a prolonged complex drug regimen often make mistakes when taking their medication. Currently, the widespread use of tablets and smartphones has encouraged the development of applications to support self-management of medication. The aim of this study was to design, develop and assess an app that transforms medication-associated ean-13 (barcodes) and Quick Response codes (QR) into verbal instructions, to enable safer use of medication by the elderly patients taking multiple medications. Meetings were held in which participated a total of 61 patients. The results showed that patients appreciated the application and found it useful for safer use of medicines. The study results support the use of such technology to increase patient safety taking multiple medications safety.