Table 1.
Description of the six patients completing 14 days of medication management with prepackaged pouches and an electronic medication management aid and individually set intake times
| Participant | Sex | Age (years) |
Employment status | Living condition | Daytime activities at home (%) | Number of daily oral, solid prescription medications | Intake time/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | F | 65 | R | A | 50 | 3 | 7 am, 10 pm |
| P2 | M | 67 | R | P | 50 | 4 | 7.50 am, 7 pm |
| P3 | F | 55 | W | P | 30 | 3 | 7 am |
| P4 | M | 76 | R | P | 50 | 5 | 7.30 am, 12 pm, 6.30 pm |
| P5 | F | 72 | R | A | 10 | 3 | 9.20 am |
| P6 | F | 57 | W | A | 40 | 2 | 6.10 am, 6.40 am, 6.20 pm |
| Mean | 65.3 | 38.3 | 3.3 |
Abbreviations: A, alone; F, female; M, male; P, with partner; R, retired; W, working.