Background Despite its proven efficacy in improving symptoms and reducing exacerbations,
many patients with asthma are not fully adherent to their steroid inhaler. Suboptimal …

Background Accurate measurement and monitoring of patient medication adherence is a
global challenge because of the absence of gold standard methods for adherence …

The burden of asthma is particularly notable in adolescents, and is associated with higher
rates of prevalence and mortality compared with younger children. One factor contributing to …

Background A variety of digital intervention approaches have been investigated for asthma
therapy during the last decade, with different levels of interactivity and personalization, with …

Objective Personal health applications have the potential to help patients with chronic
disease by improving medication adherence, self-efficacy, and quality of life. The goal of this …

Purpose Adolescents report high asthma-related morbidity that can be prevented by
adequate self-management of the disease. Therefore, there is a need for a developmentally …

Adolescent asthma is still a major problem with poor adherence to treatment. Globally,
adolescents are devoted users of smartphone technologies and app use in asthma self …

Background eHealth monitoring technologies offer opportunities to more objectively assess
symptoms when they appear in daily life. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in …

Objectives A meta-analysis examined family functioning and medical adherence in children
and adolescents with chronic health conditions. Family functioning was evaluated at the …

Background: Medication adherence rates often decline as children become teenagers.
Effective adherence-enhancing interventions for adolescents are lacking. The objective of …