Exploring the theoretical pathways through which asthma app features can promote adolescent self-management

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• 作者：Delesha M. Carpenter PhD ; MSPH…
• 关键词：Adolescent ; Asthma ; Self ; management ; App ; mHealth ; Self ; Regulation Theory
• 刊名：Translational Behavioral Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：6
• 期：4
• 页码：509-518
• 全文大小：379 KB
• 刊物主题：Medicine/Public Health, general; Health Psychology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; General Practice / Family Medicine; Cross Cultural Psychology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1613-9860
• 卷排序：6

文摘

Asthma apps often lack strong theoretical underpinnings. We describe how specific features of asthma apps influenced adolescents’ self-observation, self-judgment, and self-reactions, which are key constructs of Self-Regulation Theory (SRT). Adolescents (ages 12–16) with persistent asthma (n = 20) used two asthma self-management apps over a 1-week period. During semi-structured interviews, participants identified their asthma goals and the app features that best promoted self-observation, self-judgment, and fostered positive self-reactions. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically using MAXQDA. Adolescents’ goals were to reduce the impact of asthma on their lives. Adolescents reported that self-check quizzes, reminders, and charting features increased their ability to self-observe and self-judge their asthma, which, in turn, helped them feel more confident they could manage their asthma independently and keep their asthma well-controlled. Asthma apps can positively influence adolescents’ self-management behaviors via increased self-observation, self-judgment, and increased self-efficacy.