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Published in: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 6/2012

01-12-2012 | Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (JM Portnoy and CE Ciaccio, Section Editors)

Innovations in Technology: Social Media and Mobile Technology in the Care of Adolescents with Asthma

Authors: Andrew Nickels, Vesselin Dimov

Published in: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports | Issue 6/2012

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Abstract

This literature review analyzed technological interventions in the adolescent asthmatic population. A PubMed search was performed with terms of asthma, adolescents, social media, Internet, website, mobile phone, text messaging, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Technology during a 2.5-year period and identified 64 abstracts. Three studies fulfilled the criteria for adolescent intervention using Internet-based sites but did not provide evidence for effectiveness. Two studies focused on mobile technology. One study included text message reminders for controller medication use in asthma patients. Perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and ease of use of text messages were high, but there was no improvement in asthma control. The literature search did not find any studies exploring the use of smartphone applications or social media services. Current studies of technology use in adolescents with asthma do not provide consistent evidence of effectiveness. The positive attitude toward use of social media or mobile technology opens the possibility for future studies to further explore the potential benefits of such interventions.
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Metadata
Title
Innovations in Technology: Social Media and Mobile Technology in the Care of Adolescents with Asthma
Authors
Andrew Nickels
Vesselin Dimov
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 1529-7322
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6315
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-012-0299-7

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