Device to improve adolescent engagement in the self-management of Asthma

心理问题被认为是管理和护理哮喘患者的关键驱动因素。研究发现，人们对哮喘患者及其治疗方法可能存在耻辱，这对这种疾病的有效自我管理实践造成了障碍，特别是在儿童和青少年中。多年来，哮喘的治疗在变化或发展方面取得了缓慢的进展。该项目旨在开发这种治疗的管理方式，以加强社会环境中患者对疾病的管理。所进行的研究将有助于确定实际的市场潜力和最终的用户需求，并将使NHS能够在开发之前对潜在机会进行事先的成本效益分析。所有这些信息结合在一起将为3D Engineering的产品开发技术路线图提供信息。

Psychological issues are recognised as key drivers in the management and care of people suffering from Asthma. Research has found that there can be a stigma towards people with Asthma and the methods in which it is treated, this creates a barrier in the effective self-management practises of the disease especially in children and young adultsOver the years treatment for Asthma has made glacial progress in terms of change or development. This project aims to develop the way in which this treatment is administered to enhance patient management of the disease in social environmentsThe research undertaken will aid in determining the actual market potential, the definitive user requirements and will enable a prior cost benefit analysis to the NHS of the potential opportunity to take place before development. All of the information combined will be informative for 3D Engineering’s technology roadmap for product development.