Improving Pediatric Asthma Care Through Asthma Apps: A Narrative Review

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Clinicians frequently do not adhere to clinical practice guidelines for the management of asthma, leading to emergency department visits, hospitalizations, missed school days, and missed work for parents and caregivers. Incorporating telehealth interventions into asthma management improves patient outcomes. Of the available telehealth interventions, pediatric-specific asthma apps show the most promise for improving patient outcomes. Asthma apps have been shown to improve asthma control, increase adherence to medications, and reduce asthma exacerbations. Providers can easily vet asthma apps by using the Mobile Application Rating Scale and determine the app’s use of behavioral change techniques.