airway disease asthma
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of an interactive smartphone application for patients
with features such as questionnaires to enter symptom and adherence scores, a
peer-to-peer chat function, a reminder s
Sponsors
Universiteit Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) during the previous 12 months (filling of at least 2 prescriptions), age between 12-18 years, diagnosis of asthma and having a smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Less than 2 ICS prescriptions, use of ICS for indications other than asthma, insufficient understanding of Dutch language, not having a smartphone, not being bale to take care of themselves (e.g. patients living in an institutions).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence, assessed with both refill records and patient self-report. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In addition, asthma control and asthma-related quality of life will be measured with the help of standardized questionnaires. Also a process evaluation will be carried out to assess both patient and healthcare provider satisfaction and invested time. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed