Leveraging digital medication adherence technologies to enhance sustainability of European health systems: ENABLE’s key recommendations
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Acknowledge • Around 50% of medication is not taken as prescribed • Medication non-adherence is associated with an estimated 200,000 deaths and a financial burden of €125 billion annually in Europe • Enhancing medication adherence improves clinical outcomes, while reducing the financial and environmental burden on health systems Inform • Adoption of digital technologies can effectively support medication adherence and improve patients’ health outcomes • Innovative digital technologies foster communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals and patients, and should be made more accessible Incentivise • Increased investment and incentives to accelerate sustainable, cost-effective implementation of digital adherence technologies in health systems are necessary • Digital adherence technology should be an integral part of clinical trials to support efficient drug development Steer & support • Data-driven European strategies to improve medication adherence are essential • Reimbursement of effective digital adherence technology is critical to unlock their full potential of making health systems more efficient
Authors: Job F.M. van Boven, Job F.M. van Boven, Alexandra L. Dima, Björn Wettermark, Ines Potočnjak, Tamás Ágh, Emma Aarnio, Maria Achterbosch, Tamás Ágh, Nilay Aksoy, Martina Bago, Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca, Noemi Bitterman, Job F.M. van Boven, Job F.M. van Boven, Michel Burnier, Edel Burton, Theodosia Charitou, Maria Cordina, Tinne Dilles, Alexandra L. Dima, Klemen Dovc, Marie Ekenberg, Monique Elseviers, Válter R. Fonseca, Sabina de Geest, Cristina M. Ghiciuc, Catherine Goetzinger, Hanna Gottlieb, Anne-Gerd Granas, João Gregório, Gaye Hafez, Kjeld Hansen, Frederik Haupenthal, Rob Heerdink, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Mickaël Hiligsmann, Dalma Hosszú, Cristina Jacome, Fatjona Kamberi, Maria Kamusheva, Anthony Karageorgos, Przemyslaw Kardas, Nataliia Khanyk, Sandrine Lavalle, Francisca Leiva Fernández, Carlotta Lunghi, Enrica Menditto, Jovan Mihajlovic, Iva Mucalo, Sara Mucherino, Urska Nabergoj Makovec, Anna Oleárová, Maja Ortner Hadžiabdić, Christos Petrou, Ana Tomas Petrovic, Guenka Petrova, Hilary Pinnock, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Ines Potočnjak, Miriam Qvarnström, Pamela Rackow, Janette Ribaut, Fatima Roque, Laura J. Sahm, Marie Paule Schneider, Katarina Smilkov, Dins Smits, Ivana Tadic, Indrė Trečiokienė, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Katia Vermeire, Marcia Vervloet, Jiří Vlček, Shlomo Vinker, Daisy Volmer, Bernard Vrijens, John Weinman, Björn Wettermark
Institutions: University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Uppsala University, Catholic University of Croatia, Sisters of Charity Hospital, Syreon Research Institute (Hungary)
Language: English
Subfield: Family Practice
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,000
Award: G446120580
OpenAlex ID: W4404982613