ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Effect of Nursing Intervention Supported by Mobile Health Applications on Asthma Control, Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Pregnant Women with Asthma.
Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundAsthma during pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Nursing education, self-management support, and mobile health (mHealth) technologies may support asthma management during pregnancy.
aimThis study evaluated the effect of a structured nursing intervention supported by an mHealth application on asthma control, treatment adherence, and self-monitoring, and maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with asthma. DESIGN AND
settingA quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group was conducted at two Maternal and Child Health Centers in Shebin El-Kom, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt.
participantsA convenience sample of 140 pregnant women with physician-diagnosed asthma was recruited and allocated non-randomly according to the center attended to a study group (
interventionThe study group received routine antenatal care plus an eight-week structured nursing intervention consisting of four individualized weekly educational sessions (60-90 min each) addressing asthma management, medication adherence, self-monitoring, trigger avoidance, warning signs, inhaler technique, lifestyle modification, and rhythmic breathing exercises. Participants were trained to use the Airlyn mHealth application for guided breathing exercises, practiced 2-3 times daily, and received telephone/WhatsApp follow-up during weeks 6-8. The control group received routine antenatal care according to usual MCH center procedures. MEASURES: Asthma control was assessed using the Asthma Control Test (ACT). Treatment adherence and self-monitoring were assessed using the Asthma Adherence and Self-Monitoring Questionnaire. Maternal outcomes included hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, infections, preterm labor/PPROM, hemorrhage, and mode of delivery. Neonatal outcomes included birth weight, Apgar scores, respiratory distress and respiratory support, NICU admission and length of stay, and condition at discharge. The researcher-developed instruments underwent expert assessment of content validity and assessment of internal consistency before use.
resultsBaseline ACT scores were comparable between the study and control groups (14.5 ± 4.2 vs. 14.1 ± 4.3; mean difference = 0.4;
conclusionsParticipants who received the structured nursing intervention supported by the Airlyn mHealth application were associated with improved asthma control, treatment adherence, and self-monitoring, as well as more favorable maternal and neonatal outcomes, compared with those receiving routine antenatal care. However, the quasi-experimental design, convenience sampling, and non-randomized allocation limit causal interpretation and the generalizability of the findings. Therefore, the findings should be interpreted cautiously. RECOMMENDATIONS: Larger randomized controlled trials with standardized protocols, adequate sample sizes to evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes, and longer follow-up periods are recommended to confirm these findings and further assess their clinical relevance.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.