Smartphones for Real-time Assessment of Adherence Behavior and Symptom Exacerbation for High-Risk Youth with Asthma: Pilot Study.

Ronald John Teufel Ii Sachin K Patel Anita B Shuler Annie L Andrews Michelle Nichols Myla D Ebeling Erin Dawley Martina Mueller Kenneth J Ruggiero Frank A Treiber

Published in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting (2018)

Youth and their caregivers reported the acceptability of using smartphones for real-time asthma monitoring. Overall, the controller medication adherence was low but increased significantly on days with reported asthma symptoms or boredom, suggesting that daily contextual factors may be associated with a change in the adherence behavior.

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