[e-Health interventions and improvement in treatment adherence]

Abstract

- Poor adherence to medication is one of the most important determinants in the treatment of patients with chronic disorders.- e-Health-based interventions may be able to improve treatment adherence.- This article gives an overview of the available e-Health interventions and the extent to which they can improve adherence.- We searched in the PubMed, Cinahl, PsycInfo, and Embase databases for e-Health interventions that aimed at improving adherence to treatment.- Of the 16 included studies, 15 used a website and one used an app.- Ten studies showed a significant improvement in treatment adherence by using the intervention.- e-Health interventions were generally complex.- Simple interventions were the most successful in improving treatment adherence.