A Self-Regulation Theory-Based Asthma Management Mobile App for Adolescents: A Usability Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-regulation theory suggests people learn to influence their own behavior through self-monitoring, goal-setting, feedback, self-reward, and self-instruction, all of which smartphones are now capable of facilitating. Several mobile apps exist to manage asthma; however, little evidence exists about whether these apps employ user-centered design processes that adhere to government usability guidelines for mobile apps.

Objective

Building upon a previous study that documented adolescent preferences for an asthma self-management app, we employed a user-centered approach to assess the usability of a high-fidelity wireframe for an asthma self-management app intended for use by adolescents with persistent asthma.

Methods

Individual interviews were conducted with

SUBMITTER: Sage A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5311420 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature