Emami Hassan, Asadi Farkhondeh, Garavand Ali
Department of Health Information Management and Technology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tanaffos. 2020 Jan;19(1):10-19.
The use of mobile-based software for the self-management of patients with asthma improves the quality of life, reduces healthcare costs, provides effective health care interventions in asthma, and supports the patients in self-management. The current study was performed to identify the features of mobile-based self-management software for patients with asthma (MSSPA).
The present review study was performed in 2018. Four databases including PubMed, Scopus, Emerald, and Google Scholar were screened by the combination of selected keywords. Data were collected using a data extraction form. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method. Results were abstracted and reported based on the study objectives.
Of the 297 articles retrieved during the first round of search, 24 were selected; 15 of which were the original articles (62.5%). As the most important applications of MSSPA, it could be used as a tool to support patients in self-management, provide them with educational information, and self-observation. Also, 75% of the studies (n=18) emphasized the effectiveness of MSSPA. Identification of the required field of the software was the most important requirement in using MSSPA. Nevertheless, some of the studies reported the low quality and compatibility of some designed apps compared with those of the available information systems.
Identification of MSSPA features and considering them in new versions can promote the quality of MSSPA. However, according to the results of the study, in addition to identifying the software features, more attention should be paid to the users' needs in software design.
使用基于移动设备的软件对哮喘患者进行自我管理可提高生活质量、降低医疗成本、提供有效的哮喘医疗干预措施，并支持患者进行自我管理。本研究旨在确定用于哮喘患者的基于移动设备的自我管理软件（MSSPA）的特征。
本综述研究于2018年进行。通过组合选定的关键词对包括PubMed、Scopus、Emerald和谷歌学术在内的四个数据库进行筛选。使用数据提取表收集数据。采用内容分析法对数据进行分析。根据研究目标提取并报告结果。
在第一轮检索中检索到的297篇文章中，选择了24篇；其中15篇为原创文章（62.5%）。作为MSSPA最重要的应用，它可作为支持患者自我管理、为其提供教育信息和自我观察的工具。此外，75%的研究（n = 18）强调了MSSPA的有效性。确定软件所需字段是使用MSSPA时最重要的要求。然而，一些研究报告称，与现有信息系统相比，一些设计的应用程序质量和兼容性较低。
识别MSSPA的特征并在新版本中加以考虑可提高MSSPA的质量。然而，根据研究结果，除了识别软件特征外，在软件设计中应更多地关注用户需求。
