The use of technology to help patients with self-medication.
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A high proportion of health and social care staff work with patients who have problems remembering to take medication. This article describes how assistive technology can be used to enable patients to manage their own medication despite the challenges of memory or visual impairment.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing times
دوره 101 32 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005