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Development and validation of a digital image processing-based pill detection t...
Holtkötter, Jannis; Amaral, Rita; Almeida, Rute; Jácome, Cristina; Cardoso, Ricardo; Pereira, Ana; Pereira, Mariana; Chon, Ki H.; Fonseca, João AlmeidaLong-term adherence to medication is of critical importance for the successful management of chronic diseases. Objective tools to track oral medication adherence are either lacking, expensive, difficult to access, or require additional equipment. To improve medication adherence, cheap and easily accessible objective tools able to track compliance levels are necessary. A tool to monitor pill intake that can be i...
Development of a mobile health app for the management of hypertension, includin...
Nogueira-Silva, Luís; Viera-Marques, Pedro; Valente, José; Holtkötter, Jannis; Amaral, Rita; Jácome, Cristina; Ferreira, Ana; Almeida, RuteWe aim to develop a mHealth smartphone app with a novel strategy to support the management of hypertension, including the measurement of adherence to treatment, taking advantage of the widespread use of smartphones and using only their embedded sensors. We have designed and developed a cross-platform, multi-language app which allows to register a pharmacological treatment and to customize alerts for the patient...