Asthma is a chronic disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In general, the use of technology resources or electronic health (e-health) has been shown to have beneficial effects on patients with asthma. E-health can impact a broad section of patients and can be cost-effective and associated with high patient satisfaction. E-health may enable remote delivery of care, as well as timely access to health care, which are some of the common challenges faced by patients with asthma. Web-based asthma self-management systems have been found to improve quality of life, self-reported asthma symptoms, lung function, reduction in asthma symptoms/exacerbations, and self-reported adherence for adults. Social media is commonly being used as a platform to disseminate information on asthma to increase public awareness. It can facilitate asthma self-management in a patient friendly manner and has shown to improve asthma control test scores as well as self-esteem. Text massages reminders can increase awareness regarding asthma treatment and control, thus potentially can improve adherence to medications and asthma outcome. Mobile health applications can support asthma self-management, improve a patient’s quality of life, promote medication adherence, and potentially reduce the overall costs for asthma care. Inhaler trackers have shown to be beneficial to asthma outcome in various populations by improving adherence to asthma medications. Barriers such as physician financial reimbursement as well as licensing for rendering tele-healthcare services are important concerns. Other limitations of using technology resources in health care are related to liability, professionalism, and ethical issues such as breach of patient confidentiality and privacy. Additionally, there may be less face-to-face interaction and care of the patient when e-health is used.

哮喘是一种慢性疾病，与高发病率和高死亡率有关。通常，已证明使用技术资源或电子健康（e-health）对哮喘患者具有有益的作用。电子医疗可以影响到广大患者，并且具有成本效益，并能使患者满意。电子医疗可以使远程医疗服务以及及时获得医疗保健成为哮喘患者面临的一些常见挑战。已经发现基于网络的哮喘自我管理系统可以改善生活质量，自我报告的哮喘症状，肺功能，减轻哮喘症状/恶化以及自我报告的成年人依从性。社交媒体通常被用作传播哮喘信息的平台，以提高公众意识。它可以以一种对患者友好的方式促进哮喘的自我管理，并显示出可以改善哮喘控制测试成绩和自尊心。文字按摩提醒可以提高人们对哮喘治疗和控制的认识，从而有可能改善对药物的依从性和哮喘预后。移动医疗应用程序可以支持哮喘的自我管理，改善患者的生活质量，促进用药依从性，并有可能降低哮喘护理的总体费用。通过改善对哮喘药物的依从性，吸入跟踪器已显示出对各种人群的哮喘结局有益。诸如医生的财务报销以及提供远程医疗服务的许可等障碍是重要的问题。在医疗保健中使用技术资源的其他限制与责任，专业精神和道德问题，例如违反患者的保密性和隐私权。另外，使用电子医疗时，可能会减少患者的面对面互动和照料。