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Asthmon: empowering asthmatic children's self-management with a virtual pet

Published: 10 April 2010 Publication History

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Asthma is a common chronic childhood disease. Children spend a majority of their time in schools, and barriers to on-site asthma management have been reported. Previous forms of clinical intervention have regarded patients as passive subjects. However, self-management plays a significant role in caring for asthmatics. We consider asthmatic children and their parents, primary caregivers, as active participants in their treatment and care. To achieve this, we created Asthmon, a portable virtual pet that measures the lung capacity, and instructs appropriate actions to take.

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    CHI EA '10: CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    April 2010
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    ISBN:9781605589305
    DOI:10.1145/1753846

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