Feasibility trial of a digital self-management intervention 'My Breathing Matters' to improve asthma-related quality of life for UK primary care patients with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and acceptability of an asthma self-management digital intervention to improve asthma-specific quality of life in comparison with usual care.

Design and setting

A two-arm feasibility RCT conducted across seven general practices in Wessex, UK.

Participants

Primary care patients with asthma aged 18 years and over, with impaired asthma-specific quality of life and access to the internet.

Interventions

'My Breathing Matters' (MBM) is a digital asthma self-management intervention designed using theory, evidence and person-based approaches to provide tailored support for both pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of asthma symptoms.

Outcomes

The primary outcome was the feas

SUBMITTER: Ainsworth B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858238 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature