Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat
Background: Time and space constraints have often hindered the provision of optimal pharmaceutical care, limiting medication therapy management. Social media tools have gained significant popularity in the field of pharmaceutical care. This study aimed to develop a WeChat-based intelligent medicatio...
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| author | Jian Liu Jian Liu Yalan Wu Yalan Wu Yuhua Wang Yuhua Wang Pingfei Fang Pingfei Fang Bikui Zhang Bikui Zhang Min Zhang Min Zhang |
| author_facet | Jian Liu Jian Liu Yalan Wu Yalan Wu Yuhua Wang Yuhua Wang Pingfei Fang Pingfei Fang Bikui Zhang Bikui Zhang Min Zhang Min Zhang |
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| description | Background: Time and space constraints have often hindered the provision of optimal pharmaceutical care, limiting medication therapy management. Social media tools have gained significant popularity in the field of pharmaceutical care. This study aimed to develop a WeChat-based intelligent medication manager platform that facilitates online pharmaceutical care and encourages self-management.Methods: We developed a WeChat-based Internet pharmacy service platform called Xiang Medicine Guidance (XMG). Through the analysis of surveys and user access data, we evaluated the demand and utilization of the XMG platform and assessed patients’ satisfaction with its services. Patients’ adherence before and after the XMG platform intervention was also investigated.Results: The XMG platform was launched in November 2022, offering medication guidance, reminders, and consultation services through the WeChat mini-program. By the end of April 2023, the platform had attracted 141.2 thousand users, accumulating 571.0 thousand visits. Moreover, 1,183 clients sought online medication consultations during this period. Six months after the launch of XMG, an impressive 91.02% of users expressed their satisfaction with the platform. The medication reminders and consultations provided by XMG significantly contributed to medication adherence, with 56.02% of users categorized as having good adherence, better than the previous 47.26%.Conclusion: Through its services and features, XMG empowers patients to better manage their medications, seek professional advice, and adhere to their prescribed treatment plans. XMG has the potential to positively impact public health on a broader scale. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9456f95a1514481ab8bcecfa4e22a7572023-08-21T11:18:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122023-08-011410.3389/fphar.2023.12537701253770Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChatJian Liu0Jian Liu1Yalan Wu2Yalan Wu3Yuhua Wang4Yuhua Wang5Pingfei Fang6Pingfei Fang7Bikui Zhang8Bikui Zhang9Min Zhang10Min Zhang11Department of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaBackground: Time and space constraints have often hindered the provision of optimal pharmaceutical care, limiting medication therapy management. Social media tools have gained significant popularity in the field of pharmaceutical care. This study aimed to develop a WeChat-based intelligent medication manager platform that facilitates online pharmaceutical care and encourages self-management.Methods: We developed a WeChat-based Internet pharmacy service platform called Xiang Medicine Guidance (XMG). Through the analysis of surveys and user access data, we evaluated the demand and utilization of the XMG platform and assessed patients’ satisfaction with its services. Patients’ adherence before and after the XMG platform intervention was also investigated.Results: The XMG platform was launched in November 2022, offering medication guidance, reminders, and consultation services through the WeChat mini-program. By the end of April 2023, the platform had attracted 141.2 thousand users, accumulating 571.0 thousand visits. Moreover, 1,183 clients sought online medication consultations during this period. Six months after the launch of XMG, an impressive 91.02% of users expressed their satisfaction with the platform. The medication reminders and consultations provided by XMG significantly contributed to medication adherence, with 56.02% of users categorized as having good adherence, better than the previous 47.26%.Conclusion: Through its services and features, XMG empowers patients to better manage their medications, seek professional advice, and adhere to their prescribed treatment plans. XMG has the potential to positively impact public health on a broader scale.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1253770/fullintelligent medication managerWeChat appmedication guidancemedication consultationmedication reminder |
| spellingShingle | Jian Liu Jian Liu Yalan Wu Yalan Wu Yuhua Wang Yuhua Wang Pingfei Fang Pingfei Fang Bikui Zhang Bikui Zhang Min Zhang Min Zhang Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat Frontiers in Pharmacology intelligent medication manager WeChat app medication guidance medication consultation medication reminder |
| title | Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat |
| title_full | Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat |
| title_fullStr | Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat |
| title_short | Intelligent medication manager: developing and implementing a mobile application based on WeChat |
| title_sort | intelligent medication manager developing and implementing a mobile application based on wechat |
| topic | intelligent medication manager WeChat app medication guidance medication consultation medication reminder |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1253770/full |
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