TABLE 2.
Current eHealth use of BCS and acceptance to use a connected electronic blister with an app to manage AET (Seintinelles study, 2020).
| Overall (N = 1,268, %) | |
|---|---|
| Do you possess 1 or more connected devices or health applications? | |
| No, it doesn’t interest me | 603 (47.6%) |
| No, but I know someone close to me who uses them and I am interested | 105 (8.3%) |
| No, but I plan to get one within the next 6 months | 76 (6.0%) |
| Yes but I do not use them | 102 (8.0%) |
| Yes I use them for 1 year | 92 (7.2%) |
| Yes I use them already longer than a year | 290 (22.9%) |
| If yes, how often did you use the connected device or health app in the last 3 months? (N = 382) | |
| Never | 24 (6.3%) |
| Less than once a month | 52 (13.6%) |
| 1–3 x a month | 51 (13.4%) |
| Once a week | 27 (7.1%) |
| Twice a week | 16 (4.2%) |
| 3x a week | 20 (5.2%) |
| More than 3x a week | 43 (11.2%) |
| Everyday | 149 (39.0%) |
| If used at “least less than once a month” or more, how do these tools help you? (N = 358) | |
| To manage my health | 19 (5.3%) |
| To motivate me | 67 (18.7%) |
| To monitor my health | 51 (14.3%) |
| To motivate me and monitor my health | 20 (5.6%) |
| Other reason(s) | 52 (14.5%) |
| No reason | 149 (41.6%) |
| During your AET, do you use any devices or specific techniques to help you with your treatment? (multiple answers possible) | |
| Phone alarm (yes, %) | 165 (13.0%) |
| Pillbox (yes, %) | 168 (13.3%) |
| A specific location to store the blister (yes, %) | 599 (47.2%) |
| The implication of closed one (yes, %) | 73 (5.8%) |
| Application (yes, %) | 15 (1.2%) |
| Other (yes, %) | 59 (4.7%) |
| None (yes, %) | 452 (35.7%) |
| Nr of medication adherence support devices/specific techniques used | |
| 0 | 452 (35.7%) |
| 1 | 607 (47.9%) |
| 2 | 153 (12.1%) |
| >3 | 56 (4.3%) |
| If at least 1-support devices/specific techniques used, do these tools help you to adhere to your medication? (N = 816) | |
| Yes | 737 (90.3%) |
| No | 30 (3.7%) |
| I don’t know | 49 (6.0%) |
| Which of the following features/facts are important for you regarding your medication adherence? (Multiple answers possible) | |
| Auto Surveillance (yes) | 459 (36.2%) |
| Information disposition (yes) | 554 (43.7%) |
| Real-time side effect declaration (yes) | 630 (49.7%) |
| Real-time follow-up by health care professional (yes) | 499 (39.4%) |
| Patient-Physician communication (dematerialised) (yes) | 522 (41.2%) |
| Pharmacy Refill Alarm (yes) | 304 (24.0%) |
| Reduce face-to-face consultations (yes) | 298 (23.5%) |
| Personalized follow-up (yes) | 518 (40.9%) |
| Adherence management (yes) | 213 (16.8%) |
| Exchange with others on treatment (yes) | 344 (27.1%) |
| None (yes) | 164 (12.9%) |
| Would you accept an electronic pillbox connected to an app on your phone to follow your AET (Dependent variable)? | |
| Yes, voluntarily | 344 (27.1%) |
| Yes, if asked by my Doctor | 109 (8.6%) |
| Yes, depending on the information I receive | 392 (30.9%) |
| No, I have no confidence in connected health devices | 59 (4.7%) |
| No, I do not know how to use new technologies | 17 (1.3%) |
| No, because I don’t want a smartphone | 28 (2.2%) |
| No, for other reasons | 319 (25.2%) |