Table 1Timeline of Data Collection and Survey Instrument and Data Collection Sourcea

Study variablesData sourceBaselinemo 3mo 6mo 12
Demographic surveyStructured questions (see Appendix)X
Insurance coverageStructured questions (with the demographic survey)X
Socioeconomic status (parents)Structured questions (with the demographic survey)X
Behavioral (parents)Structured questions (knowledge/understanding, self-efficacy, attitudes/beliefs, family support, peer support, autonomy/control) (see Appendix)X
Technology factors (parents)Structured questions (eg, usefulness, information satisfaction, ease of use, completeness, format, accuracy, currency, information quality, reliability, accessibility, timeliness)X
Quality of life (child)Integrated Therapeutics Group Child Asthma Short Form51,52XXXX
Health literacy (parents)Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults54X
Parent satisfaction with careModified version of patient satisfaction survey validated by Varmi et al55XX
Asthma controle-AT assessmentWeekly during the study period
Frequency of e-AT usee-AT logsWeekly during the study period
Interrupted/missed school days (child)Weekly assessment through the e-ATWeekly during the study period
Interrupted/missed workdays (parents)Weekly assessment through the e-ATWeekly during the study period
ED and hospital admission (child)Electronic Data Warehouse53End of the study (any time it happens)
Use oral steroids (child)Electronic Data WarehouseEnd of the study (any time it happens)

Abbreviations: e-AT, eAsthma Tracker; ED, emergency department.

aBaseline surveys were completed in clinics at the time of enrollment, and follow-up surveys were collected using mail or REDCap.

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