Development of a Complex Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antidiabetic Medication in Older People Using an Anthropomorphic Virtual Assistant Software

• Main Authors: Isa Brito Félix (Author), Mara Pereira Guerreiro (Author), Afonso Cavaco (Author), Ana Paula Cláudio (Author), Anabela Mendes (Author), João Balsa (Author), Maria Beatriz Carmo (Author), Nuno Pimenta (Author), Adriana Henriques (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Improving adherence to antidiabetic medication is crucial, resulting in improved health outcomes, cost reduction, and minimization of waste. A lack of underlying theory in existing interventions may explain the limited success in sustaining behavior change. This paper describes the dev...