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A comprehensive solution is proposed to enhance adherence for the mild and moderate Alzheimer patients, involving not only the patient but also other participants, such as the nurse and/or relative, the drugstore, the physician and the hospital. The solution includes the development of an automatic medication dispenser and the corresponding software applications. In this article a general schema of the solution is presented, and a brief description of the first hardware and software prototypes is also included.
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Urzaiz, G., Murillo, E., Arjona, S., Hervas, R., Fontecha, J., Bravo, J. (2013). An Integral Medicine Taking Solution for Mild and Moderate Alzheimer Patients. In: Nugent, C., Coronato, A., Bravo, J. (eds) Ambient Assisted Living and Active Aging. IWAAL 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8277. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03092-0_16
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