An mHealth App and System Architecture for Respiratory Disease Management: Design Principles, Tool Development, and Pilot Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) apps are software interfaces that enable users to access and manage wearable technology through smartphones and tablet devices for health improvement purposes. However, many respiratory disease mHealth apps lack transparent development documentation, compromising user confidence in their quality, functionality, and usability.

Objective

This study aimed to develop and evaluate AIrway, a companion mHealth app designed to interface with an in-house wearable device for monitoring airway symptoms following established mHealth development and reporting standards.

Methods

The development cycle of AIrway comprised 2 study phases. In phase 1, AIrway, a native Android app, was developed following academic and industrial standards (Android mate

SUBMITTER: Chao A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature