The use of mobile applications to support self-management for people with asthma: A systematic review of controlled studies to identify features associated with clinical effectiveness and adherence

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 619-632

  Hui, Chi Yan ^a   Walton, Robert ^b   McKinstry, Brian ^c   Jackson, Tracy ^a   Parker, Richard ^a   Pinnock, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Medical informatics; Mobile application; Self management; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; META ANALYSIS; MOBILE APPLICATION; NARRATIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DATA BASE; TELEMEDICINE;

ASTHMA; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SELF CARE; SELF-MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85019071238     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocw143     Document Type: Review

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