ArticleERJ open research2017
Information and communication technology use in asthmatic patients: a cross-sectional study in Latin America.
Article in ERJ open research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- AI-Enhanced Conversational Agents for Personalized Asthma Support in People With Asthma: Factors for Engagement, Value, and Efficacy in a Cross-Sectional Survey Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Isn't There an App for That? The Role of Smartphone and Tablet Applications for Asthma Education and Self-Management in Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- How are patients with chronic urticaria interested in using information and communication technologies to guide their healthcare? A UCARE study.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2021Article
- Perspectives on decisions for treatment and care in severe asthma.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2021Review
- The usage, quality and relevance of information and communications technologies in patients with chronic urticaria: A UCARE study.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2020Article
- The use of mobile phone functionalities by patients with asthma and their desire to use for self-care purposes.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2020Article
- Monitoring of inhaler use at home with a smartphone video application in a pilot study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2020Article
- What kind of information and communication technologies do patients with COPD prefer to use? A cross-sectional study in Latin America.Chronic respiratory disease · 2018Article
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Abstract
Rapid diffusion, low cost and broad availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) make them an attractive platform for managing care, communication and interventions in asthma. There is little information in Latin America about usage frequency of ICTs in asthmatic patients. The analysis undertaken consisted of an observational, cross-sectional study that aimed to identify the frequency and type of ICTs most often used by asthmatics. The Spanish version of the Michigan questionnaire was employed in five Latin American countries. Age and educational level was categorised. Logistic regression was performed among these groups concerning the frequency of ICT usage and the level of interest shown in seeking and receiving information about asthma. In total, 673 asthma patients were surveyed. The mean age was 43.44 years. Over two-thirds of the participants were female (68.4%). The most used ICT was the short message service (SMS) (69.9%). SMS and E-mail are useful tools for communicating (
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