The relationship between objective app engagement and medication adherence in asthma and COPD: a retrospective analysis.
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; 11(1): 24343, 2021 12 21.
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ABSTRACT
Digital health tools can promote disease self-management, but the association of smartphone app engagement and medication adherence is unclear. We assessed the relationship between objective smartphone app engagement and controller medication use in adults with asthma and COPD. We retrospectively analyzed data from participants enrolled in a digital self-management platform for asthma and COPD. Eligible adults had a smartphone and a paired electronic medication monitor (EMM). Longitudinal, mixed-effects logistic regressions estimated the relationship between daily app engagement (app opens, session duration) and daily controller medication use. Data from 2309 participants (71% asthma; 29% COPD) was analyzed. Opening the app (vs. not opening the app) was associated with significantly greater odds (OR (95% CI)) of using controller medications in asthma (2.08 (1.98, 2.19)) and COPD (1.61 (1.49, 1.75). Longer session duration was also associated with greater odds of using controller medications in asthma and COPD, but the odds of use attenuated with longer session duration in COPD. This study presents a novel assessment of the relationship between objectively-measured smartphone app engagement and controller medication use in asthma and COPD. Such insights may help develop targeted digital health tools and interventions.
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Asma
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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Cumplimiento de la Medicación
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Aplicaciones Móviles
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Teléfono Inteligente
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Sci Rep
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2021
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