Use of Mobile Phone Application for Asthma Sele Management

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Asthma Self Management

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06900361

P.09/20/3132

5U24HL136791 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of self-management provided through a mobile application.

Full description

The chronic nature of asthma management requires a long-term approach taking into account the variability of disease symptoms, triggers and exacerbations. Several current guidelines advocate for self-management as part of standard care. Low-income countries (LMICs) such as Malawi are experiencing an increase in the burden of disease which hinders delivery of self-management services. Mobile phone health applications (mHealth) has been reported as an effective and cost-effective tool in the monitoring and management of asthma.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Be aged 10 years and over
2. Have a Physician diagnosis of asthma and be prescribed a salbutamol inhaler
3. Reside in Blantyre
4. Participants should be able to read and write either English or Chichewa with Minimum standard 5 eductaion

Exclusion criteria

1. Cognitively impaired
2. Presence of coormobities
3. Refues to consent
4. Presence of active lung disease other than athsma