AIM2ACT: A Mobile Health Tool to Help Adolescents Self-Manage Asthma

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Adolescent is 12-15 years old
• •2. Caregiver is between 18-70 years-old
• •3. Adolescent lives in the residence of caregiver
• •4. Adolescent and caregiver can speak and read English
• •5. (a) Adolescent has been diagnosed as having asthma, OR (b) Doctor has stated the adolescent has asthma, OR (c) Adolescent has had breathing problems in the past 12 months
• •6. Adolescent has had an active inhaled corticosteroid prescription for ≥ 4 weeks
• •7. (a) During the past 14 days (that is, during the past fourteen 24-hour periods that include daytime and nighttime), the adolescent has experienced one or more of the following: (i) Asthma symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, or tightness in the chest, or cough on more than 4 separate days; (ii) Woken up because of asthma symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, or tightness in the chest, or cough on 1 or more separate nights; (iii) Had to slow down or stop play or usual activities or missed school because of asthma, wheezing, or tightness in the chest, or cough on more than 4 separate days; (iv) Used any asthma rescue medicine (sometimes called a quick relief medicine) on more than 4 separate days
• •* OR
• •(b) In the past year, adolescent has had one or more of the following: (i) 2 or more exacerbations requiring oral systemic corticosteroids; (ii) 2 or more emergency department visits; (iii) 1 hospitalization; (iv) 2 or more urgent medical care visits due to asthma
• •* OR
• •(c) Adolescent scores 19 or lower on the Asthma Control Test