Digital asthma self-management interventions: A systematic review

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Morrison, Deborah ^a   Wyke, Sally ^b   Agur, Karolina ^a   Cameron, Euan J ^a   Docking, Robert I ^c   MacKenzie, Alison M ^c   McConnachie, Alex ^a   Raghuvir, Vandana ^a   Thomson, Neil C ^a   Mair, Frances S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c FORTH VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; EHealth; INTERNET; Patient education; Self management; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; EHEALTH; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897650896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2814     Document Type: Review

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