Low-Cost IoT Device for Chronic Medication Adherence

Tripathi, A and Reddy, AR and Arjun, BS and Pandya, HJ (2021) Low-Cost IoT Device for Chronic Medication Adherence. In: 9th Edition of IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference, R10-HTC 2021, 30 Sep-2 Oct 2021, Bangalore.

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Abstract

Adherence to the prescribed regime is an essential part of the medication process. Poor adherence adversely affects the effectiveness of the treatment, especially for patients with chronic diseases. This work proposes an IoT-based chronic medication adherence device that can help patients adhere to their medication regime and help the caretaker monitor their medication habits. The work implements two design iterations of the device to help achieve medication adherence. Iteration 1 of the system is based on piezoresistive sensors, and iteration 2 is based on pushbutton switches. The device design is compliant with the most commercially available blister packets. Cloud-based web services are used for data storage and visualization. We have implemented connectivity to smartwatches and messaging services into the device. The device operates in realtime, is reusable, portable, and affordable. © 2021 IEEE.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publication:	IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference, R10-HTC
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Keywords:	Costs; Data visualization; Digital storage; Diseases; Patient treatment; Web services, Biomedical systems; Chronic disease; Cloud-based; Design iteration; Device design; Electronic monitoring; Low-costs; Medication adherence; Piezoresistive sensors; Pushbutton switches, Internet of things
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electronic Systems Engineering (Formerly Centre for Electronic Design & Technology)
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2022 08:45
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2022 08:45
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/71375

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