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ture was first performed. A literature search was conducted from April 2020 use of information telecommunications technology in asthma subjects 53
to May 2020. Literature was searched in the CochraneLibrary, CINAHL, Pu-
bMed, and MedNar databases. We used literature published between 2010 and
2020. We searched for literature with various combinations of the following
keywords: information and communication technology, asthma, self-manage-
ment, chronic illness, application. When searching for Slovenian literature, we
used combinations of the following keywords: information and communica-
tion technology, asthma, self-management, chronic disease, application. The
selection criteria was the accessibility of the text as a whole. Based on the ex-
isting literature, we analyzed the use of information and telecommunication
technology for people with asthma.
Results
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children and also affects
millions of adults. The U.S. health care system costs about $56 billion a year
due to its high prevalence and continued treatment throughout the lifetime of
most asthma patients. Health information and communication technology has
been used in healthcare to persuade the self-management of various chronic
diseases such as asthma, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.
In particular, mobile health applications could provide low-cost and clinical-
ly effective asthma treatment measures. Applications could allow patients to
self-manage asthma on a daily basis providing evidence-based interventions.
Research has shown that procedures such as disseminating educational meth-
ods and tools to monitor symptoms improve a patient’s quality of life and limit
the overuse of health care services. Data obtained from mobile phone sensors
and medical devices such as smart inhalers can be used to implement self-man-
agement measures tailored to the specific needs of patients (Tinschert et al.,
2017).
As the use of mobile devices and smartphones becomes more com-
mon, patients can use asthma self-management apps. Currently, applications
on mobile devices can enable patients to monitor and control disease, obtain
data, educate about the disease, and improve health behavior (Zhifang et al.,
2019). Mobile apps promise to improve behavior for asthma patients through
self-management, as they can be easily incorporated into daily life. Smart mo-
bile devices have many advantages, one of which is that they are usually always
at hand, they are portable and are low cost. Researchers report that approxi-
mately 2/3 of patients have expressed interest in using an asthma management
app to improve inhaler adhesion (Jácome et al., 2019).
The potential of applications to improve asthma self-management var-
ies greatly between applications. Physicians and asthmatics should therefore
read application reviews carefully before deciding which application to recom-
mend or use. In addition, currently available asthma applications unfortunate-
ly do not take full advantage of today’s technology. (Tinschert et al., 2017). Tra-
ditional self-management programs should include a written action plan on
to May 2020. Literature was searched in the CochraneLibrary, CINAHL, Pu-
bMed, and MedNar databases. We used literature published between 2010 and
2020. We searched for literature with various combinations of the following
keywords: information and communication technology, asthma, self-manage-
ment, chronic illness, application. When searching for Slovenian literature, we
used combinations of the following keywords: information and communica-
tion technology, asthma, self-management, chronic disease, application. The
selection criteria was the accessibility of the text as a whole. Based on the ex-
isting literature, we analyzed the use of information and telecommunication
technology for people with asthma.
Results
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children and also affects
millions of adults. The U.S. health care system costs about $56 billion a year
due to its high prevalence and continued treatment throughout the lifetime of
most asthma patients. Health information and communication technology has
been used in healthcare to persuade the self-management of various chronic
diseases such as asthma, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.
In particular, mobile health applications could provide low-cost and clinical-
ly effective asthma treatment measures. Applications could allow patients to
self-manage asthma on a daily basis providing evidence-based interventions.
Research has shown that procedures such as disseminating educational meth-
ods and tools to monitor symptoms improve a patient’s quality of life and limit
the overuse of health care services. Data obtained from mobile phone sensors
and medical devices such as smart inhalers can be used to implement self-man-
agement measures tailored to the specific needs of patients (Tinschert et al.,
2017).
As the use of mobile devices and smartphones becomes more com-
mon, patients can use asthma self-management apps. Currently, applications
on mobile devices can enable patients to monitor and control disease, obtain
data, educate about the disease, and improve health behavior (Zhifang et al.,
2019). Mobile apps promise to improve behavior for asthma patients through
self-management, as they can be easily incorporated into daily life. Smart mo-
bile devices have many advantages, one of which is that they are usually always
at hand, they are portable and are low cost. Researchers report that approxi-
mately 2/3 of patients have expressed interest in using an asthma management
app to improve inhaler adhesion (Jácome et al., 2019).
The potential of applications to improve asthma self-management var-
ies greatly between applications. Physicians and asthmatics should therefore
read application reviews carefully before deciding which application to recom-
mend or use. In addition, currently available asthma applications unfortunate-
ly do not take full advantage of today’s technology. (Tinschert et al., 2017). Tra-
ditional self-management programs should include a written action plan on
