Table 3.

Application features of the included interventions.

Themes (n = 7) [% of interventions that contained features related to the theme]	Application features (n = 10)	Cingi (2015)	Foster (2014)	Meer (2009), Van Gaalen (2013)	Cruz-Correia (2007), Araujo (2012)	Lv (2012)	Rikkers-Mutsaerts (2012)	Ryan (2012)	Liu (2011)	Prabhakaran (2010)	Jacobson (2009)	Rasmussen (2005)	Ostojic (2005)
A. Education [3, 25%]	A1. Provides links of online learning resources (eg, asthma information, news, FAQs) with face-to-face education by specialized nurse	✓	×	✓	×	×	✓	×	×	×	×	×	×
B. Asthma diary [8, 67%]	B1. Provides electronic diary to log symptoms, PEF or FEV1, ACQ for decision making during intervention	Health status (7-point scale) with emoticon	×	FEV1 and ACQ	symptom, PEF, FEV1	×	FEV1 and ACQ	symptom, PEF, and drug use	symptom, PEFR, PEFR variability, use of relievers	×	×	symptom, PEF, rescue medication	PEF
C. Action Plan [9, 75%]	C1. Provides advice (mapped on 3 color zone/status and treatment adjustment advise)	×	×	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	✓
D. Medication adherence [2, 17%]	D1. Log daily prescribed medication	✓	✓	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
	D2. Reminder for medication	×	✓	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
E. Facilitating professional support [11, 92%]	E1. Shares electronic diary/report to professional for review via shared database	✓	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	✓	×	✓	✓	✓
	E2. Identify exacerbation /urgent messages	Patient self-report to physician, triggered an voice notification in physician’s app	×	System suggested patient to contact physician, patient chose to contact physician	System detected asthma not under controlled, auto alert generated to physician	×	System suggested patient to contact physician, patient chose to contact physician	System detected asthma not under controlled, auto alert generated to physician	×	System detected asthma not under controlled, auto alert generated to physician	Physician/case manager reviewed patient’s logged data and contact patient	Patient not uncontrolled were keep tracked by the decision support system, physician contacted patients for treatment adjustment	Physician reviewed patient’s logged data and contact patient
	E3. Regular consultation by professional	✓	✓	×	×	×	✓	✓	×	×	×	×	×
F. Raising patient’s awareness of asthma control [2, 17%]	F1. Pop up questions and feedbacks	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	✓	✓	×	×
G. Decision Supports for physician [1, 8%]	G1. DSS for the physician	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	✓	×