Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease among children. It leads to substantial problems both in health and economic terms to individuals and families. This paper introduces a technological solution, Easy Br...Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease among children. It leads to substantial problems both in health and economic terms to individuals and families. This paper introduces a technological solution, Easy Breathing, that supports the man-agement of childhood asthma, providing tools for both doctors and patients. Through the establishment of an asthma chronic care model, it combines doctors’ professional guidance and a gamification system to improve the compliance of patients with their treatments and to provide them with tools for the self-management of their disease. The system is in the testing phase, the first mockup has been developed and validated with 270 medical experts and patients, and it will be tested with 540 end-users over the next months.展开更多
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, and its incidences are often imminent among elementary schoolchildren. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren...Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, and its incidences are often imminent among elementary schoolchildren. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren aged 6-7 and 13-14 years in Northeast Iran. The prevalence rate was compared according to age group （aged 6-7 years vs. aged 13-14 years） and gender （male vs. female）. In this cross-sectional study, 1706 Iranian schoolchildren aged 6-7 and 13-14 years in Golestan Province were enrolled. Participants completed questionnaires between February and July 2014. Asthma symptoms were assessed using the questionnaire of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood protocol in Persian. The logistic regression model was used to estimate the odds ratios （ORs） and 95% confidence intervals （CIs） of the asthma symptoms for each of the gender and age groups. The prevalence rates of ＂current asthma＂ symptoms and ＂asthma ever＂ in all the children were estimated as 9.5%and 7.5%, respectively. The prevalence of asthma （＂asthma ever＂ and ＂wheezing in the past 12 months＂） in junior high schoolchildren （aged 13-14 years） is higher than that in elementary schoolchildren （aged 6-7 years） （P 〈 0.05）. The prevalence of the severity of wheezing in girls is lower than that in boys （OR = 1.7, 95%CI = 1.06-2.96, P = 0.02）. Asthma is still a major public health problem. This study shows that the prevalence of the asthma symptoms in boys is lower than that in girls in both age groups, and the severity of asthma in girls is higher than that in boys aged 13-14 years.展开更多
文摘Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease among children. It leads to substantial problems both in health and economic terms to individuals and families. This paper introduces a technological solution, Easy Breathing, that supports the man-agement of childhood asthma, providing tools for both doctors and patients. Through the establishment of an asthma chronic care model, it combines doctors’ professional guidance and a gamification system to improve the compliance of patients with their treatments and to provide them with tools for the self-management of their disease. The system is in the testing phase, the first mockup has been developed and validated with 270 medical experts and patients, and it will be tested with 540 end-users over the next months.
文摘Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, and its incidences are often imminent among elementary schoolchildren. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren aged 6-7 and 13-14 years in Northeast Iran. The prevalence rate was compared according to age group （aged 6-7 years vs. aged 13-14 years） and gender （male vs. female）. In this cross-sectional study, 1706 Iranian schoolchildren aged 6-7 and 13-14 years in Golestan Province were enrolled. Participants completed questionnaires between February and July 2014. Asthma symptoms were assessed using the questionnaire of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood protocol in Persian. The logistic regression model was used to estimate the odds ratios （ORs） and 95% confidence intervals （CIs） of the asthma symptoms for each of the gender and age groups. The prevalence rates of ＂current asthma＂ symptoms and ＂asthma ever＂ in all the children were estimated as 9.5%and 7.5%, respectively. The prevalence of asthma （＂asthma ever＂ and ＂wheezing in the past 12 months＂） in junior high schoolchildren （aged 13-14 years） is higher than that in elementary schoolchildren （aged 6-7 years） （P 〈 0.05）. The prevalence of the severity of wheezing in girls is lower than that in boys （OR = 1.7, 95%CI = 1.06-2.96, P = 0.02）. Asthma is still a major public health problem. This study shows that the prevalence of the asthma symptoms in boys is lower than that in girls in both age groups, and the severity of asthma in girls is higher than that in boys aged 13-14 years.
