Mobile Healthcare Answers to Chronically Ill Outpatient Non-Adherence: Patient Participation and Technology Conundrum

Working Paper #11 by Mihail Cocosila and Norm Archer, August 2004.

• Non-adherence undermines outpatient healing efforts and wastes resources.
• The paper explored uncertainty over patient involvement and technology support.
• It followed a critical orientation approach.
• It summarized the latest vision on adherence factors.
• It proposed six types of mobile healthcare interventions.
• It outlined obstacles to m-healthcare solutions.
• No universally optimal solution exists.
• Patient, disease, treatment and system conditions decide the balance.

Keywords: chronic illness, adherence, compliance, information technology, mobile healthcare.