KHÓ KHĂN CỦA BÁC SĨ TRONG QUÁ TRÌNH KHÁM VÀ QUẢN LÍ BỆNH NHÂN HEN VÀ NHU CẦU TRONG VIỆC SỬ DỤNG ỨNG DỤNG HỖ TRỢ BỆNH NHÂN TỰ KIỂM SOÁT HEN

Abstract

A qualitative research to find out the difficulties of doctors in the process of examining and managing asthma patients and the need to use a help application using In-depth Interview and Group Discussion methods based on a semi-structured questionnaire in April 2023 at the Asthma-COPD Clinic, University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City. The results showed that the difficulties in the examination and management of asthma patients mainly stem from the patients’ failure to remember the frequency of their symptoms in the past month, non-adherence to treatment, incorrect medication use, and difficulty in contacting or following the patient self-management of asthma at home even though the doctors had instructed the patients to control their asthma by themselves as well as the influence of the living environment. around an acute asthma attack and how to manage an acute asthma attack. Doctors believed that building an application to help doctors follow and manage patients, as well as help patients better control asthma at home was really necessary. The proposed functions included “acute asthma warning”, “environmental alert”, “medication reminder”, and “patient information” and should have a cost appropriate to the patient's economic condition.