MySpira
Product and provider description
Target populations
Target condition & treatment
Adherence monitoring
Adherence support
Development and evaluation
Product and provider description
Brand name:
MySpira
MySpira
Full name:
MySpira
MySpira
Brief description:
Developed for children aged between 6 – 13, the MySpira app includes 8 modules that use augmented reality and gameplay to offer the very best asthma education. The demo version of the app includes 2 modules.Suitable for download by children, parents, schools, GP surgeries, hospitals and pharmacists. See https://myspira.com.
Developed for children aged between 6 – 13, the MySpira app includes 8 modules that use augmented reality and gameplay to offer the very best asthma education. The demo version of the app includes 2 modules.Suitable for download by children, parents, schools, GP surgeries, hospitals and pharmacists. See https://myspira.com.
Technology Readiness Level:
TRL 9: Full commercial application
TRL 9: Full commercial application
Date first available:
2019-04-30
2019-04-30
Date latest update:
2024-02-15
2024-02-15
Current version identifier:
1.45 (Android), 2.0 (iOS)
1.45 (Android), 2.0 (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://myspira.com/privacy-policy/
https://myspira.com/privacy-policy/
Is the technology free of charge or a fee is required for its use?
Free
Free
Details costs:
The demo version of the app, covering 2 modules, is free. The subsequent 6 modules can be unlocked by purchasing the app.
The demo version of the app, covering 2 modules, is free. The subsequent 6 modules can be unlocked by purchasing the app.
Provider name:
Orbital Media
Orbital Media
Provider type:
Privately-owned or for-profit organisation
Privately-owned or for-profit organisation
Provider domain of activity:
Technology, Healthcare, Research and/or education
Technology, Healthcare, Research and/or education
Please contact the provider at:
https://orbitalmedia.com/contact
https://orbitalmedia.com/contact
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:
Children – 1 – 11 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):
Single drug treatments
Single drug treatments
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:
Monitor/measure medication adherence
Monitor/measure medication adherence
Brief description:
App engages young children with different mini-games. Rewards/badges are earned as the child(ren) navigates through the app in learning how to manage their asthma.
App engages young children with different mini-games. Rewards/badges are earned as the child(ren) navigates through the app in learning how to manage their asthma.
The MATech is designed to be used in (adherence phases):
Initiation (when the person starts to take the medication prescribed), Implementation (during the period when the person takes the medication prescribed)
Initiation (when the person starts to take the medication prescribed), Implementation (during the period when the person takes the medication prescribed)
Adherence monitoring
Methods used by the MATech to measure adherence:
Direct observation (someone observes the patient’s medication intake directly and records it)
Direct observation (someone observes the patient’s medication intake directly and records it)
Behavioral aspects targeted by the MATech measurement component:
determinants of behaviour
determinants of behaviour
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):
10.3 Non-specific reward (Arrange delivery of a reward if and only if there has been effort and/or progress in performing the behaviour (includes ‘Positive reinforcement’), 10.4 Social reward (Arrange verbal or non-verbal award if and only if there has been effort and/or progress in performing the behaviour (includes ‘Positive reinforcement), 10.10 Reward (outcome) (Arrange delivery of a reward if and only if there has been effort and/or progress in achieving the behavioural outcome (includes ‘Positive reinforcement’).
10.3 Non-specific reward (Arrange delivery of a reward if and only if there has been effort and/or progress in performing the behaviour (includes ‘Positive reinforcement’), 10.4 Social reward (Arrange verbal or non-verbal award if and only if there has been effort and/or progress in performing the behaviour (includes ‘Positive reinforcement), 10.10 Reward (outcome) (Arrange delivery of a reward if and only if there has been effort and/or progress in achieving the behavioural outcome (includes ‘Positive reinforcement’).
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.):
Demo was fun and engaging. App is developed to educate children between ages 6-13 about asthma, and how to manage it. App has gaming and augmented-reality elements which would attract and maintain the attention of children in the targeted age group. Information is relayed with repetition, and allows the user to collect rewards/badges which helps reinforce learning.
Demo was fun and engaging. App is developed to educate children between ages 6-13 about asthma, and how to manage it. App has gaming and augmented-reality elements which would attract and maintain the attention of children in the targeted age group. Information is relayed with repetition, and allows the user to collect rewards/badges which helps reinforce learning.
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