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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Smartphone Applications for Encouraging Asthma Self-Management in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

Alaa Alquran, Katrina A Lambert, Ambereen Farouque, Anne Holland, Janet Davies, Edwin R Lampugnani, Bircan Erbas

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alaa AlquranSchool of Public Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia. alaalmahmoud7@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4181-7677
Katrina A LambertSchool of Public Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia. k.lambert@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-9079-999X
Ambereen FarouqueSchool of Public Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia. amber.farouque@gmail.com.
Anne HollandAlfred Health Clinical School, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, School of Allied Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia. A.Holland@latrobe.edu.au.
Janet DaviesFaculty of Health, School-Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Queensland, Australia. j36.davies@qut.edu.au.
Edwin R LampugnaniSchool of Biosciences, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010, Australia. edwin.lampugnani@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3666-7240
Bircan ErbasSchool of Public Health, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia. b.erbas@latrobe.edu.au.
La Trobe University · AUQueensland University of Technology · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent asthma is still a major problem with poor adherence to treatment. Globally, adolescents are devoted users of smartphone technologies and app use in asthma self-management may improve adherence. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of mobile technology in improving asthma outcomes in adolescents. We conducted an extensive review of the peer-review literature of studies with populations consisting of children and adolescents under 18 years in seven bibliographic databases and Google Scholar. All study designs were considered. Quality assessment of included studies were independently assessed and reported. The search identified 291 articles; of the 16 eligible full-text papers, 8 met the review criteria, reporting two interventional, two qualitative and four observational studies. Samples ranged from 12 to 21 participants. Heterogeneity related to study design and the methods of the included studies prevented meta-analysis. Nevertheless, the intervention studies reported a positive effect of smartphone apps on asthma control, medication adherence and self-efficacy. Smartphone apps may be an effective asthma control tool especially among adolescents who are major users of smartphones; however, conclusions are limited by a lack of controlled trials and adequate sample sizes.

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Mobile ApplicationsSmartphoneAdolescentAsthmaChildHumansMedication AdherenceSelf-ManagementTreatment Outcomeadherenceasthmaasthma controlself-efficacyself-managementsmartphone

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PMID30380692
PMCPMC6266660
OpenAlexW2898946229

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