Table 5.
List of suggested features linked to psychological needs.
| Feature |
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Psychological need supported |
| Profile |
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Medical history and treatment summary | Competence |
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Medication list | Competence |
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Customizable to the particular health characteristics or health needs of individual users | Competence |
| Reminders |
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Medication alerts (eg, “It’s time for 2 puffs of preventer”) | Competence |
|
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Feature that allows users to find their inhaler “Find my puffer” | Autonomy or Competence |
|
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Location-based reminders (“alert! You are outside of your home. Do you have your puffer?”) | Autonomy or Competence |
| Tracking |
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Symptom diary (wheezing scale, coughing, and so on) | Competence |
|
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Causes or triggers diary | Competence |
|
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Asthma attack diary (“log an attack”) | Competence |
|
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Mood diary | Competence |
|
|
Health over time overview graph | Competence |
|
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Step count | Competence |
|
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Overall log feedback: “Your attacks have been more frequent lately, maybe you should check with your doctor” | Competence |
|
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Log reports to show your doctor | Autonomy or Competence |
| Social |
|
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In-app chat with other people with asthma | Relatedness |
|
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Q&A forum | Competence |
|
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Share personal experiences with others | Relatedness |
|
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Share with friends (connect with friends to share achievements and encourage each other) | Relatedness |
|
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Share your story (inspiring stories from young people overcoming an asthma challenge) | Relatedness |
| Emergency support |
|
|
|
|
GPSa tool to find the nearest emergency service | Autonomy or Competence |
|
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“How to handle an asthma attack” screen to show others | Autonomy |
|
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Asthma attack management sequence for user | Autonomy or Competence |
|
|
Emergency contacts | Autonomy or Competence |
|
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Off-line mode or not Internet-dependent (especially for emergency info) | Autonomy |
|
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Emergency info available from lock screen | Autonomy |
| Expert access and information |
|
|
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Chat with a friendly professional | Competence |
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Automated chat (for off-hours) | Competence |
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Expert and how-to videos | Competence |
|
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List of specialists near you | Autonomy |
|
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Personalized asthma facts and statistics (based on your profile) | Competence |
|
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Information on how to prevent an attack | Competence |
| Feedback and motivational features |
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Support messages, badges, points for good behavior (“you’ve been doing well—go reward yourself!”) | Competence |
|
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Daily motivations (quotes) | Competence |
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Competing with friends or anonymous strangers | Relatedness |
aGPS: Global Positioning System.