Enhancing Asthma Control through IT: Design, Implementation and Planned Evaluation of the Mobile Asthma Companion
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2017-02-14
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Abstract
The personal and financial burden of asthma highly depends on a patient’s disease self-management skill. Scalable mHealth apps, designed to empower patients, have the potential to play a crucial role in asthma disease management. However, the actual clinical efficacy of mHealth asthma apps is poorly understood due to the lack of both methodologically sound research and accessible evidence-based apps. We therefore apply design science with the goal to design, implement and evaluate a mHealth app for people with asthma, the Mobile Asthma Companion (MAC). The current prototype of MAC delivers health literacy knowledge triggered by nocturnal cough rates. We conclude by proposing a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of our prototype.
Language
English
Keywords
Asthma Control
mHealth Apps
Asthma Disease Management
HSG Classification
not classified
HSG Profile Area
None
Book title
Towards thought leadership in digital transformation : 13. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017)
Start page
1291
End page
1294
Event Title
13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI)
Event Location
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Event Date
12.-15.02.2017
Division(s)
Eprints ID
250254
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