Title |
Evaluation of a web-based asthma self-management system: a randomised controlled pilot trial
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Published in |
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12890-015-0007-1 |
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Authors |
John M Wiecha, William G Adams, Denis Rybin, Maria Rizzodepaoli, Jeremy Keller, Jayanti M Clay |
Abstract |
Asthma is the most common chronic condition of childhood and disproportionately affects inner-city minority children. Low rates of asthma preventer medication adherence is a major contributor to poor asthma control in these patients. Web-based methods have potential to improve patient knowledge and medication adherence by providing interactive patient education, monitoring of symptoms and medication use, and by facilitation of communication and teamwork among patients and health care providers. Few studies have evaluated web-based asthma support environments using all of these potentially beneficial interventions. The multidimensional website created for this study, BostonBreathes, was designed to intervene on multiple levels, and was evaluated in a pilot trial. |
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United States | 1 | 17% |
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Researcher | 30 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 12% |
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Psychology | 19 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 14 | 6% |
Computer Science | 9 | 4% |
Other | 24 | 10% |
Unknown | 69 | 29% |