Lung Health for Kids
Product and provider description
Target populations
Target condition & treatment
Adherence monitoring
Adherence support
Development and evaluation
Product and provider description
Brand name:
Lung Health for Kids
Lung Health for Kids
Full name:
Lung Health for Kids
Lung Health for Kids
Brief description:
This App is an interactive lung health education tool for Indigenous children/families.The App tells the story of four common respiratory conditions, Bronchiolitis, Pneumonia, Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease/Bronchiectasis, and Asthma and will also assist primary health providers and clinicians in providing culturally-appropriate lung health education to families.Developed and published by Menzies School of Health Research, each respiratory condition is divided into different sections, including i) about the lungs, ii) description of the lung condition, iii) signs and symptoms, iv) diagnosis, v) treatment/management; and (iv) prevention with a short quiz at the end of each section.The App can be used without or with ‘voice-over’ in 7 local Indigenous languages from the Northern Territory, Australia or English.
This App is an interactive lung health education tool for Indigenous children/families.The App tells the story of four common respiratory conditions, Bronchiolitis, Pneumonia, Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease/Bronchiectasis, and Asthma and will also assist primary health providers and clinicians in providing culturally-appropriate lung health education to families.Developed and published by Menzies School of Health Research, each respiratory condition is divided into different sections, including i) about the lungs, ii) description of the lung condition, iii) signs and symptoms, iv) diagnosis, v) treatment/management; and (iv) prevention with a short quiz at the end of each section.The App can be used without or with ‘voice-over’ in 7 local Indigenous languages from the Northern Territory, Australia or English.
Technology Readiness Level:
TRL 9: Full commercial application
TRL 9: Full commercial application
Date first available:
2020-04-29
2020-04-29
Date latest update:
2020-12-01
2020-12-01
Current version identifier:
1.5 (Android), 1.4 (iOS)
1.5 (Android), 1.4 (iOS)
Types of components:
Software
Software
Is the technology designed to be used as stand-alone or/and as component of a larger solution:
No information available
No information available
Languages:
English
English
Countries:
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Do any terms and conditions apply?
No information available
No information available
Details terms and conditions:
https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Policies/
https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Policies/
Is the technology free of charge or a fee is required for its use?
Free
Free
Provider name:
Menzies School of Health Research
Menzies School of Health Research
Provider type:
Privately-owned or for-profit organisation
Privately-owned or for-profit organisation
Provider domain of activity:
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Research and/or education
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Research and/or education
Please contact the provider at:
lunginfonet@menzies.edu.au, cre.indigenous.lung@menzies.edu.au
lunginfonet@menzies.edu.au, cre.indigenous.lung@menzies.edu.au
Target populations
Is the MATech intended to be used for self-management?
Yes
Yes
Who interacts with the MATech for self-management?
Patient, Caregiver
Patient, Caregiver
The MATech is intended to be used by one or more persons?
No information available
No information available
Patient age group(s) the MATech is suitable for:
Older adults – older than 65 years, Adults – 31 – 65 years old, Young adults – 18 – 30 years old, Adolescents – 12 – 17 years, Children – 1 – 11 years
Older adults – older than 65 years, Adults – 31 – 65 years old, Young adults – 18 – 30 years old, Adolescents – 12 – 17 years, Children – 1 – 11 years
Level of functioning in memory functions the MATech is suitable for:
no impairment
no impairment
Level of functioning in perception functions the MATech is suitable for:
no impairment
no impairment
Level of functioning in visual functions the MATech is suitable for:
no impairment
no impairment
Level of functioning in auditive functions the MATech is suitable for:
no impairment
no impairment
Level of functioning in movement & mobility the MATech is suitable for:
no impairment
no impairment
Is the MATech suitable for patients with low literacy (ability to read and write)?
No information available
No information available
Is the MATech suitable for patients with low health literacy (capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services)?
No information available
No information available
Is the MATech suitable for patients with comorbidity?
No information available
No information available
Is the MATech suitable for patients with limited experience with technologies?
No information available
No information available
Is the MATech intended to be used for within an adherence support service?
No
No
Is the MATech intended to be used by health or social care providers?
No information available
No information available
Is the MATech intended to be used by administrators or health system managers?
No information available
No information available
Target condition & treatment
Target health condition domains for which the MATech is designed:
Respiratory
Respiratory
The MATech is suitable for medication prescribed:
Preventively (Medication are prescribed as prevention/prophylaxis against the occurrence of diseases or disease-related adverse events, e.g. exacerbations, organ rejections etc.), Therapeutically (Medication is prescribed as treatment of a disease and its associated symptoms)
Preventively (Medication are prescribed as prevention/prophylaxis against the occurrence of diseases or disease-related adverse events, e.g. exacerbations, organ rejections etc.), Therapeutically (Medication is prescribed as treatment of a disease and its associated symptoms)
The MATech is suitable for (treatment duration):
No information available
No information available
The MATech is suitable for (administration form):
No information available
No information available
The MATech is suitable for (single/polypharmacy):
No information available
No information available
The MATech is suitable for (dosage instructions):
No information available
No information available
The MATech is designed to be used for adherence monitoring or intervention:
No information available
No information available
Brief description:
App is a tool to educate parents/caregivers and/or their children about lung health conditions.
App is a tool to educate parents/caregivers and/or their children about lung health conditions.
The MATech is designed to be used in (adherence phases):
No information available
No information available
Adherence monitoring
Methods used by the MATech to measure adherence:
No information available
No information available
Behavioral aspects targeted by the MATech measurement component:
No information available
No information available
Behaviors targeted by the MATech measurement component:
symptom monitoring and management
symptom monitoring and management
Outcomes targeted by the MATech measurement component:
humanistic (e.g. health-related quality of life, satisfaction)
humanistic (e.g. health-related quality of life, satisfaction)
Adherence support
Modes of delivering adherence support used in the technology:
Electronic
Electronic
Printed material formats used:
No information available
No information available
Human interaction formats used:
Not specified
Not specified
Electronic formats used:
Use of a smartphone or tablet
Use of a smartphone or tablet
Smartphone/tablet formats used:
app (application)
app (application)
App features included:
it is interactive, uses gaming
it is interactive, uses gaming
Wearable device formats used:
No information available
No information available
Digital media formats used:
No information available
No information available
Behaviour change content of the intervention (e.g. what adherence barriers and facilitators are targeted, what behaviour change techniques it includes):
1.2 Problem solving (Analyse, or prompt the person to analyse, factors influencing the behaviour and generate or select strategies that include overcoming barriers and/or increasing facilitators.), 4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behaviour (Advise or agree on how to perform the behaviour), 6.1 Demonstration of the behaviour (Provide an observable sample of the performance, directly in the person or indirectly (e.g. via film, pictures, for the person to aspire to or imitate) .
1.2 Problem solving (Analyse, or prompt the person to analyse, factors influencing the behaviour and generate or select strategies that include overcoming barriers and/or increasing facilitators.), 4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behaviour (Advise or agree on how to perform the behaviour), 6.1 Demonstration of the behaviour (Provide an observable sample of the performance, directly in the person or indirectly (e.g. via film, pictures, for the person to aspire to or imitate) .
Types of intervention providers involved (i.e. persons using the technology to support patients manage adherence):
Family member (Parent or guardian, Spouse or partner, child or grandchild, other), Carer
Family member (Parent or guardian, Spouse or partner, child or grandchild, other), Carer
Types of intervention setting (i.e. where the technology is designed to be used for supporting adherence):
Household residence
Household residence
Telehealth environments applicable:
No information available
No information available
Development and evaluation
Brief description of how the technology has been developed and evaluated (e.g. transparency, theory and evidence base, context compatibility, co-creation, scientific evaluation, etc.):
App is an interactive education tool for children and their caregivers. It educates users about different health conditions and uses colourful pictures and tests at the end of each topic so a user can test their understanding of lung health conditions and how best to manage symptoms.
App is an interactive education tool for children and their caregivers. It educates users about different health conditions and uses colourful pictures and tests at the end of each topic so a user can test their understanding of lung health conditions and how best to manage symptoms.
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