Bronchial asthma is an chronic airway disease with bronchial hypersensitivity due to inflammation and bronchial muscle contraction. It can cause recurrent dyspnea, cough, wheezing and severe life-threatening attack and lower quality of life. In addition, it make large amount of socioeconomic loss as about 3.7 billion US dollars.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
The smartphone application for self-management of Asthma offers symptom diary, general information for asthma, the information of asthma drugs,the guideline for inhaler and the specific action plan according to daily symptom and FEV1.
Haeundae Paik Hospital
Busan, South Korea
The efficacy of smartphone application for asthma control test (ACT)and quality of life
Using ACT and ALQL score (QoL), we will investigate the efficacy of smanrtphone application for control of asthma compared to smartphone app. using group and smartphone app. non-using group
Time frame: at least 2 times a week
FEV1 (Forced expiratory volume in 1 second ) and FVC (Forced vital capacity)
Using spirometer to check the variation of FEV1,we will investigate the efficacy of smanrtphone application for control of asthma compared to smartphone app. using group and smartphone app. non-using group
Time frame: at least 1 time a month
Acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma
Using medical record and questionaire of acute exacerbation,we will investigate the efficacy of smanrtphone application for control of asthma compared to smartphone app. using group and smartphone app. non-using group
Time frame: at least 1 time a week
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