This paper analyses how social marketing scholarship engages with the concept of
empowerment and reflects critically on its usage and conceptualisations. Based on a …

In healthcare, chatbots are used to automate interactions between healthcare professionals
and patients. To make these conversations realistic, designers anthropomorphized chatbots …

Background Zambia is currently experiencing an epidemiological transition, from
communicable to non-communicable diseases. The annual rate of physician-diagnosed …

The limited existing research on the asthma perceptions of older adults suggests that this
population perceives asthma to be a childhood disease and, therefore, believe that they are …

Background The opinions held by the general population on obstructive lung disease and
inhaler devices could influence asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) …

Background Considerable evidence points to the importance of patient education in
achieving better asthma control. However, little is known about the effect of older adults' …

Background Asthma in older adults is underdiagnosed and poorly self-managed. This
population has little knowledge about the key symptoms, the prevalence among older …

Objective: To investigate actual and perceived disease control in Australians with asthma,
and identify factors associated with overestimation of asthma control. Methods: This was a …

Asthma is a serious health issue for older adults. Among Australians aged 55 years and
older, asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality are relatively high by international …

BACKGROUND Asthma is an important health problem worldwide. High prevalence and
poor control of asthma make its management a major public health problem with more than …