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ASTHMAXcel ASTHMAXcel An Algorithmic Software Tool to Help Manage Asthma

App Screen

Interactive Patient Educator


Engaging Videos


Tailored for Users' Individual Needs


iOS and Android Versions Available

Features

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Features

Engaging Content

ASTHMAXCEL is an interactive software program that teaches you about asthma through interactive modules and short, fun movies.

Educational Videos

The program teaches fundamental concepts about asthma and its management. This includes how airways can be affected in asthma, how/when to use medications in different situations, and how to use a spacer.

Better Education = Better Asthma Control

In clinical studies, ASTHMAXcel has been linked to increased asthma knowledge, a high level of patient satisfaction, improved asthma control, and improved asthma-related quality of life.

The Pediatric App is Live!

The pediatric app, Asthma Adventures, consists of interactive movies, games and quizzes to teach children and adolescents about asthma in a fun, engaging way.

Selected Chapters

How Asthma Affects Your Airways

Learn about the features of asthma including airway inflammation and narrowing, and mucus production.

Medications and How They Work

Knowing about what medications to use, when to use them, and how to use them properly is very important. This chapter discusses the different types of medications from rescue inhalers to controller medications and others.

Proper Spacer and Inhaler Technique

Adequate inhaler technique is necessary to get the full effect of your medication. This chapter teaches proper technique for using an inhaler with and without a spacer.

Environmental Control Strategies

Asthma attacks are often triggered environmental factors. Learning about what these triggers are and how to minimize them is important to manage your asthma symptoms.

Video Presentation

News

Arango S, Reddy V, Jariwala SP. Smartphone and internet access in an urban asthmatic population in the Bronx. American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. November 2015. San Antonio, TX.

Jariwala SP, Abraham R, Ferastraoaru D, Collado D, Rosenstreich D. Developing and pilot testing an Algorithmic Software Tool to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA)-Educator software program. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2016. Los Angeles, CA.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(15)02193-4/fulltext

Keskin T, Grossman J, Jariwala SP. Assessing the Impact of Smoking Status and Number of Comorbidities on Improvement in Asthma Knowledge in Patients Receiving the Algorithmic Software Tool to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA)-Educator and Nurse-delivered Asthma Education. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2017. Atlanta, GA.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(16)31849-8/fulltext

Wu S, Hsia B, Colon K, Jariwala SP. Evaluating the Impact of the Algorithmic Software Tool to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMA)-Educator on Asthma Knowledge and Clinical Asthma Outcomes in Adult Patients. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2018. Orlando, FL.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(17)32538-1/fulltext


Hsia B, Wu S, Colon K, Jariwala SP. Assessing the Relationship between Age and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Using the ASTHMA-Educator, a Novel Smartphone Application. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2018. Orlando, FL.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(17)32556-3/fulltext


Chen A, Karagic M, Hsia B, Wu S, Colon K, Jariwala SP. The association between educational levels of asthma patients using the ASTHMA-Educator mobile application and emergency department visits. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2018. Orlando, FL.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(17)32573-3/fulltext

Arafat M, Njeze O, Jariwala SP. Adapting and Expanding the Algorithmic Software Tool to Help Manage Asthma (ASTHMAXcel) for Pediatric Use. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. February 2019. San Francisco, CA.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(18)32260-7/fulltext

Singh A, Hsia B, Njeze O, Cosar E, Lin I, Jariwala SP. The ASTHMAXcel Adventures Mobile Application for Pediatric Patients: A Subgroup Analysis. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2020. Philadelphia, PA.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(19)31934-7/fulltext


Cosar E, Singh A, Njeze O, Zheng K, Jariwala SP. Conducting Patient and Provider Participatory Design Sessions to Create a User-Centered Mobile Application for Adults with Asthma. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2020. Philadelphia, PA.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(19)31935-9/fulltext


Hsia B, Lin I, Cosar E, Njeze O, Singh A, Jariwala SP. Longitudinally Evaluating the Impact of the ASTHMAXcel Adventures Mobile App on Asthma Knowledge, Clinical Outcomes, and Patient Satisfaction in a Pediatric Population. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2020. Philadelphia, PA.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(19)32050-0/fulltext


Hsia B, Mowrey W, Keskin T, Wu S, Aita R, Kwak L, Ferastraoaru D, Rosenstreich D, Jariwala SP. Developing and Pilot Testing ASTHMAXcel, a Mobile App for Adults with Asthma. Journal of Asthma. 2020 Feb 19: 1-14.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32046564


Hsia B, Wu S, Mowrey W, Jariwala SP. Evaluating the ASTHMAXcel Mobile Application Regarding Asthma Knowledge and Clinical Outcomes. Respiratory Care. 2020 Aug; 65(8): 1112-1119.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32487751


Hsia B, Singh A, Njeze O, Cosar E, Mowrey W, Feldman J, Reznik M, Jariwala SP. Developing and Evaluating ASTHMAXcel Adventures: A Novel Gamified Mobile App for Pediatric Patients with Asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2020 Nov; 125(5): 581-588.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32711031

Hsia B, Singh AK, Njeze O, Cosar E, Kaur S, Jariwala SP. Remote Data Collection Through the ASTHMAXcel Mobile Application and Lessons Learned During the Covid-19 Pandemic. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2021.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(20)32192-8/fulltext


Kaur S, Cosar E, Singh A, Njeze O, Hsia B, Jariwala SP. Phenotyping patients based on longitudinal heterogeneity of engagement patterns with the ASTHMAXcel PRO mobile health application. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2021.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(20)31976-X/fulltext


Cosar E, Singh A, Njeze O, Kaur S, Hsia B, Jariwala SP. Utilizing the ASTHMAXcel PRO Mobile Platform to Conduct a Virtual Cohort Study During the Covid-19 Pandemic. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2021.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(20)31972-2/fulltext


Singh A, Njeze O, Cosar E, Kaur S, Hsia B, Jariwala SP. The ASTHMAXcel PRO Mobile Application for Adult Patients: User Satisfaction and Adoption. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. March 2021.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(20)31970-9/fulltext

Singh A, Njeze O, Kaur S, Mowrey W, Jariwala SP. The ASTHMAXcel PRO Mobile Application’s Field Testing Results in Adult Patients: Evaluating User Characteristics, Health Literacy, App Satisfaction, and Adoption. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. February 2022. Phoenix, Arizona.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(21)01994-1/fulltext


Njeze O, Singh A, Kaur S, Jariwala SP. The ASTHMAXcel PRO Mobile Application’s Field Testing Results: Exit Interviews. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. February 2022. Phoenix, Arizona.


https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(21)02438-6/fulltext

ASTHMAXcel has been developed by a team of asthma physicians, software programmers, and behavioral scientists. For more information, contact Dr. Sunit Jariwala

support@asthmaxcel.net

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