Mobile-Based Medication Management Applications: A Scoping Review of Functional and Non-Functional Requirements.

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Healthcare Technology Letters Pub Date : 2026-04-13 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1049/htl2.70074

Sanaz Malekzadeh, Haleh Ayatollahi, Esmaeel Toni

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Abstract

Mobile-based applications are increasingly used to support patient self-management and medication adherence. Despite advantages, there is limited research on their essential functional and non-functional requirements. This study aimed to identify functional and non-functional requirements of mobile-based medication management applications. This scoping review was conducted in 2025 by searching Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest, Web of Science databases, Google Scholar, and Persian-language databases, including Scientific Information Database (SID) and Magiran. Studies published in English and Persian between 2010 and 2024 were screened for eligibility. Relevant studies which met the inclusion criteria were selected, reviewed, and analysed descriptively. A total of 38 articles were included. Functional requirements included medication information, recommendations, alerts, reminders, medication search, data sharing with healthcare providers, drug interaction information, and side effect reporting. Non-functional requirements consisted of ease of use, scalability, synchronisation, accessibility, compatibility, security, and reliability. Defining functional and non-functional requirements is essential for designing effective medication management applications. The findings provided actionable insights for developers and healthcare stakeholders to build user-centred, secure, and reliable mobile-based solutions, ultimately improving patient outcomes in medication adherence and self-management.

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基于移动的药物管理应用：功能性和非功能性需求的范围审查。

基于移动的应用程序越来越多地用于支持患者自我管理和药物依从性。尽管有这些优点，但对其基本功能和非功能需求的研究有限。本研究旨在确定基于移动的药物管理应用程序的功能和非功能需求。该范围综述于2025年通过检索Scopus、PubMed、ProQuest、Web of Science数据库、谷歌Scholar和波斯语数据库（包括科学信息数据库（SID）和Magiran）进行。2010年至2024年间以英语和波斯语发表的研究被筛选为合格研究。选择符合纳入标准的相关研究，对其进行回顾和描述性分析。共纳入38篇文章。功能需求包括药物信息、建议、警报、提醒、药物搜索、与医疗保健提供者共享数据、药物相互作用信息和副作用报告。非功能性需求包括易用性、可伸缩性、同步性、可访问性、兼容性、安全性和可靠性。定义功能性和非功能性需求对于设计有效的药物管理应用程序至关重要。研究结果为开发人员和医疗保健利益相关者提供了可操作的见解，以构建以用户为中心、安全可靠的基于移动的解决方案，最终改善患者服药依从性和自我管理的结果。

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Healthcare Technology Letters Health Professions-Health Information Management

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

4.80%

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审稿时长

22 weeks

期刊介绍： Healthcare Technology Letters aims to bring together an audience of biomedical and electrical engineers, physical and computer scientists, and mathematicians to enable the exchange of the latest ideas and advances through rapid online publication of original healthcare technology research. Major themes of the journal include (but are not limited to): Major technological/methodological areas: Biomedical signal processing Biomedical imaging and image processing Bioinstrumentation (sensors, wearable technologies, etc) Biomedical informatics Major application areas: Cardiovascular and respiratory systems engineering Neural engineering, neuromuscular systems Rehabilitation engineering Bio-robotics, surgical planning and biomechanics Therapeutic and diagnostic systems, devices and technologies Clinical engineering Healthcare information systems, telemedicine, mHealth.