Evaluation of a mobile health intervention to support asthma self-management and adherence in the pharmacy.

ABSTRACT: Background Several effective mobile health (mHealth) interventions have been developed to support patients with their medication use, however hardly any is implemented in clinical practice. Process evaluations and user experiences are therefore important for further implementation. Objective To explore experiences, barriers, and facilitators of pharmacists and patients towards the use of the interactive ADolescent Adherence Patient Tool (ADAPT). In addition, the perceptions of pharmacists towards mHealth interventions in general were explored. Setting Dutch community pharmacies. Methods Pharmacists (N = 24) and adolescent asthma patients (N = 87; age 12-18) completed a questionnaire about the ADAPT intervention. Pharmacists who did not have access to the ADAPT intervention (N = 26) complet

SUBMITTER: Kosse RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6509217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature