Identifying an effective mobile health application for the self-management of allergic rhinitis and asthma in Australia

Jul 6, 2019The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma

Finding a helpful mobile app for managing allergies and asthma in Australia

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Of the 418 mobile health apps retrieved, 16 were evaluated in detail for their effectiveness in self-managing allergic rhinitis and asthma.

A mobile health app ranked highest for self-management of allergic rhinitis and coexisting asthma.
The app covered most self-management principles, lacking only a doctor's appointment reminder.
It achieved a total Mobile App Rating Scale mean score of 0.91 out of 1.
Accessibility and usability were key domains assessed in the app evaluation process.
The findings suggest that mHealth apps can aid in managing allergic rhinitis and asthma in community settings.

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People with allergic rhinitis (AR) often self-manage in the community pharmacy setting without consulting health care professionals and trivialize their comorbidities such as asthma. A mobile health application (mHealth app) with a self-monitoring and medication adherence system can assist with the appropriate self-management of AR and asthma. This study aimed to identify an app effective for the self-management of AR and/or asthma.MHealth apps retrieved from the Australian Apple App Store and Android Google Play Store were included in this study if they were developed for self-management of AR and/or asthma; in English language; free of charge for the full version; and accessible to users of the mHealth app. The mHealth app quality was evaluated on three domains using a two-stage process. In Stage 1, the apps were ranked along Domain 1 (Accessibility in both app stores). In Stage 2, the apps with Stage 1, maximum score were ranked along Domain 2 (alignment with theoretical principles of the self-management of AR and/or asthma) and Domain 3 (usability of the mHealth app using Mobile App Rating Scale instrument).Of the 418 apps retrieved, 31 were evaluated in Stage 1 and 16 in Stage 2. Theachieved the highest mean rank and covered all self-management principles except the doctor's appointment reminder and scored a total MARS mean score of 0.91/1.is ranked most highly across the assessment domains for the self-management of both AR and coexisting asthma. This mHealth app covers the majority of the self-management principles and is highly engaging. Objective: Methods: Results: Conclusions: MASK-air MASK-air

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