What is it about?
A pilot feasibility study was conducted to assess the efficacy of a Telehealth intervention among adult asthma patients in Vancouver, Canada. Asthma patients with at least one asthma exacerbation in the previous 12 months and reported taking asthma medications regularly were recruited. The intervention compared the effectiveness of an electronic action plan (eAAP) intervention and weekly reminder text messaging (SMS) to usual care written action plan (wAAP).
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Why is it important?
Our feasibility study showed improvements in asthma outcomes in both study groups when comparing the baseline data to 12 months follow up assessment data. Greater improvements were seen in the eAAP group compared to the wAAP group showing that the risk of exacerbations was lower when Telehealth intervention was added to current usual care. In addition, asthma control and quality of life improved more in the intervention group compared to control group.
Perspectives
The study results indicated that there is a potential efficacy signal for the applicability of Telehealth interventions in asthma management.
Iraj Poureslami
University of British Columbia
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This page is a summary of: A pilot randomized controlled trial on the impact of text messaging check-ins and a web-based asthma action plan versus a written action plan on asthma exacerbations, Journal of Asthma, July 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2018.1500583.
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