Supporting the Medication Adherence of Older Mexican Adults Through External Cues Provided With Ambient Displays

"MAD was implemented for Android tablets to provide the following external cues:~* Abstract and stylized representations of medication adherence. The MAD shows a virtual birdcage, which has the aim of raising elders' consciousness about how they have to take responsibility for caring for their health, in a way similar to willingly caring for a pet. Each day, a newborn pet grows to represent medication compliance. By touching any point on the parakeet's virtual cage, the MAD presents information on the participants' daily medication compliance.~* Auditory and visual reminders. The parakeet provides auditory reminders (a parakeet whistle) and pictograms to inform the medication to take.~After participants take their medication, they move the MAD closer to the pill container to indicate that the medication was taken. This functionality was implemented through Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Afterward, the parakeet acknowledges that the medication was registered as taken."