Developing Mobile Application for Asthma Self-Management and Education
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Abstract
Asthma is one of the common chronic diseases in the world. The condition results from the inflammation in the airways and in the lungs, causing difficulties in breathing. Other symptoms associated with asthma include severe coughing and wheezing. As a long- term condition, self-management is the most ideal and recommended practice that the patient adopts to control the condition. With proper self-management, the patient can live for a long time with the disease without much worries. Asthma patients are supposed to visit the health educator for instructions on how to manage the ailment on their own. Unfortunately, most patients do not see the need for seeking health education. This tendency increases the prevalence of the disease and its rate of morbidity.
To address this issue, adoption of the technology solution is acceptable approach. The study uses internet search to gather relevant literature suitable for analyzing this particular topic. After thorough scrutiny of materials, it is clear that asthma patients require persuasive intervention to develop consistency in self-care. Features of the said persuasive technology should fit the preferences of the user to make it acceptable. The system should have features that allow users to interact with it and obtain positive outcome.