Asthma
Conditions
Keywords
mHealth, message framing
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to examine the effects of framed mobile messages on young adults' beliefs about their daily Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS), intentions to take their ICS, adherence, and asthma control. College students (18-29 years) who owned a mobile phone and had a diagnosis of asthma with a prescription for an ICS will be recruited. Participants will be randomized to receive either gain- or loss-framed mobile messages three times per week for eight weeks. Outcomes including beliefs, intentions, adherence, and asthma control will be assessed.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNegatively Framed text messages
Negatively Framed text messages delivered to participants three times per week for 8 weeks.
BEHAVIORALPositively Framed text messages
Positively Framed text messages delivered to participants three times per week for 8 weeks.
Sponsors
Auburn University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 29 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* A diagnosis of asthma * A prescription for an inhaled corticosteroid * Enrolled in college * Between 18-29 years of age * Owns a mobile phone
Exclusion criteria
* Cannot read in english
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Asthma control | Data collection at baseline, week 4, and week 8 | Asthma control as measured by the Asthma Control Test (minimum value=5, maximum value= 25) Questionnaire (scores of 20 and above indicate asthma control) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Medication Beliefs | Data collection at baseline and week 8 | Medication Beliefs as measured by the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire-Specific (This scale has two sub-scales : necessity (20- points) and concerns (20 points). A difference of necessity and concern scores shows the level of perceived necessity for the medication. Higher scores indicate higher perceived necessity for the medication. |
| Intentions to take medication as prescribed | Data collection at baseline and week 8 | Intentions to take inhaled corticosteroids as prescribed as measured by an intentions scale (minimum score = 3, maximum score = 15; higher scores indicate greater intentions; the scale was tested in the study) |
| Changes in Medication adherence | Data collection at baseline, week 4, and week 8 | Adherence to a daily dose of inhaled corticosteroid as measured by the Medication Adherence Report Scale for Asthma (MARS-A) (Minimum score = 10, maximum score = 50, higher scores indicate greater adherence) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed