Howard Sam, Lang Alexandra, Sharples Sarah, Shaw Dominick
Human Factors Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Human Factors Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Appl Ergon. 2017 Jan;58:224-237. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.06.018. Epub 2016 Jul 14.
Adherence to treatment in asthma is often poor, particularly in adolescents and children where the condition is most prevalent. Electronic monitoring devices have shown potential for improving inhaler use, yet little research has considered the attitudes of patients towards these devices. We gave seven adolescents with asthma an electronic monitoring device to use for one month and collected their views on important issues including monitoring and data sharing. Our results showed that participants felt positively about using the data to demonstrate responsibility for their condition to both their parents and medical professionals, but expressed concern for the attention the device's appearance could draw to them and their asthma. This paper considers the positive and negative perceptions of this novel device and provides new insight into the attitudes of adolescents towards inhaler monitoring, as well as future directions for design and development of monitoring devices for asthma and other chronic medical conditions.
哮喘治疗的依从性通常较差，在青少年和儿童中尤为明显，而这一疾病在这些人群中最为普遍。电子监测设备已显示出改善吸入器使用情况的潜力，但很少有研究考虑患者对这些设备的态度。我们给七名患有哮喘的青少年每人一个电子监测设备，让他们使用一个月，并收集了他们对包括监测和数据共享等重要问题的看法。我们的结果表明，参与者对于利用数据向父母和医疗专业人员证明自己对病情负责持积极态度，但对设备外观可能引起他人对他们及其哮喘的关注表示担忧。本文探讨了对这种新型设备的积极和消极看法，并为青少年对吸入器监测的态度提供了新的见解，同时也为哮喘和其他慢性疾病监测设备的设计与开发指明了未来方向。
