A self-management app to improve asthma control in adults with limited health literacy: a mixed-method feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital technology tailored for those with limited health literacy has the potential to reduce health inequalities. Although mobile apps can support self-management in chronic diseases, there is little evidence that this approach applies to people with limited health literacy. We aimed to determine the acceptability of a self-management app in adults living with asthma and have limited health literacy and the feasibility of delivering the intervention and assessing outcomes.

Methods

We recruited eligible adults from the Klang Asthma Cohort registry in primary care for a 3-month mixed-method study plus a 2-month extended observation. We collected baseline data on socio-demography, health literacy and asthma control level. The outcomes of the intervention were asses

SUBMITTER: Salim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature