Understanding the potential role of mobile phone-based monitoring on asthma self-management: Qualitative study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 794-802

  Pinnock, H ^a   Slack, R ^a   Pagliari, C ^a   Price, D ^b   Sheikh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Connecting for health; Mobile monitoring technology; Provider patient communication; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; DEVICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; MOBILE PHONE; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 34247324427     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02708.x     Document Type: Article

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