Dose Matters: A Smartphone Application to Improve Asthma Control Among Patients at an Urban Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

As the most common chronic condition of childhood, asthma is a frequent target for family education. However, current educational strategies rarely tailor to learning style or literacy level. Thus, we developed and implemented a smartphone application (app) leveraging gamified features entitled ("Clinic, Home, And on the Go Education for Asthma"). We subsequently assessed its impact on asthma control. Patients aged 4-11 years with a previously documented childhood asthma control test (C-ACT) score of