Rationale and Methods of Evaluation for ACHO, A New Virtual Assistant to Improve Therapeutic Adherence in Rural Elderly Populations: A User-Driven Living Lab

Jerónimo Luengo-Polo, David Conde Caballero, Borja Rivero Jiménez, Inmaculada Ballesteros‐Yáñez, Carlos Alberto Castillo, Lorenzo Mariano Juárez · 2021 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Summary. ACHO is a voice assistant designed to help elderly patients remember medications and medical appointments. Researchers developed and tested this technology using a user-driven living lab approach, where elderly patients and multidisciplinary teams worked together to identify needs and improve the prototype across three phases. This method ensures the technology matches how elderly people actually use it, ultimately improving medication adherence and health outcomes.

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Luengo-Polo, J., Caballero, D. C., Jiménez, B. R., Ballesteros‐Yáñez, I., Castillo, C. A., & Juárez, L. M.. (2021). Rationale and Methods of Evaluation for ACHO, A New Virtual Assistant to Improve Therapeutic Adherence in Rural Elderly Populations: A User-Driven Living Lab. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157904

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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157904
Countries: Spain
Regions: Europe
Categories: rural-healthcare, broadband-and-digital
Added: 2026-04-28