The CF Hero mobile app will help your patients with CF better adhere to the prescribed treatment

Application
for cystic fibrosis

The CF Hero mobile app will help your patients with CF better adhere to the prescribed treatment

How does the CF Hero app help patients with cystic fibrosis?

Motivation

Thanks to the gamification, the CF Hero application encourages you to follow the inhalation plan and outperform your previous scores.

Breathing technique

The app fosters correct breathing technique during inhalation and respiratory rehabilitation.

Playful learning

With funny and educational comics, the CF Hero app breaks down some taboos of everyday life with CF.

Building habits

CF Hero app relies on a playful design to make teenagers more willing to follow the prescribed therapy and, most importantly, to make them know why they are practicing it.

Taking responsibility

The app helps transfer the responsibility for treatment to the patient.

Motivation

Breathing technique

Playful learning

Building habits

Taking responsibility

Motivation

Breathing technique

Playful learning

Building habits

Taking responsibility

Get more insight about the patient's treatment thanks to CF Hero

Inhalation and respiratory therapy

Physiotherapists and physicians have the opportunity to help patients set up the right breathing pattern that will accompany them during inhalation and respiratory rehabilitation with the application.

Sharing results

App users can share their progress with their physician or physiotherapist by reviewing the Diary that records inhalation and physiotherapy sessions. In this way, the right motivation, combined with virtual rewards can lead to better results.

Inhalation and respiratory therapy

Sharing results

Inhalation and respiratory therapy

Sharing results

CF Hero in numbers

190

patients in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (primary target group: age 10-18 years)

83%

users of the application uses the function of a personalized wind pattern

1/3

patients (from the target group of 10-18 years) uses the application regularly

81%

respondents would recommend application to other CF patients

4.4

of 5***** application rating by users

Documents for download

e-Poster

the document provides a detailed overview of the CF Hero application (for whom the application is intended, how it helps, results and references)

Download e-Poster

OnePager

A 1-page document providing summary on the CF Hero project and the app

Download OnePager

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CF Hero was co-created by healthcare experts and patients

Physicians, physiotherapists and psychologists from CF centers participated in the mechanics of the CF Hero application.
We have also worked with specialists for building habits.

In various phases of the project, we tested the app concepts and subsequently the application with selected CF patients and tried to incorporate their feedback into the current version of CF Hero.

What do experts say?

“As a physiotherapist, I highly recommend CF Hero. I use it myself with many young patients. It helps them adhere to treatment and I see the greatest effect in improving the quality of inhalation. In addition, a great benefit is that during inhalation and respiratory rehabilitation, the patient has fun and at the same time learns important information about his illness. ”

“We are proud that the CF Hero application was created under the auspices of our CF Club. It is already helping CF patients in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We believe that CF Hero can also help abroad.”

“CF Hero can help children and adolescents to build a habit of regular inhalation sessions. I value the alternative scenarios, allowing children and teenagers to experiment in a safe application space.”

"Maintaining a demanding treatment regimen day after day is not easy. However, regularity of treatment and its correct implementation is crucial for a successful fight against the disease. CF Hero is a great help in this regard. ”

“It is never easy to maintain motivation for daily treatment. Especially with respiratory rehabilitation, which requires proper execution and takes a plenty of time. There are many winding paths to building a solid habit, and CF Hero can be a good guide.”

"When something must be repeated every day, one can easily lose motivation. I recommend the CF Hero app because it playfully helps where inhalation and rehabilitation might no longer run smoothly. Also, I think it can well serve not only children but also adults.”

"Children with a long-term illness face a number of challenges. One of them is to accept their illness, learn to live with it and incorporate treatments into their daily routines. This is the only way to ensure a sufficient quality and intensity of healthcare. Even in the time of modern drugs for cystic fibrosis, this is still essential for maintaining good health. And CF Hero can help with this daunting task.”

What do experts say?

"As a physiotherapist, I highly recommend CF Hero. I use it myself with many young patients. It helps them adhere to treatment and I see the greatest effect in improving the quality of inhalation. In addition, a great benefit is that during inhalation and respiratory rehabilitation, the patient has fun and at the same time learns important information about his illness."

"CF Hero can help children and adolescents to build a habit of regular inhalation sessions. I value the alternative scenarios, allowing children and teenagers to experiment in a safe application space.”

Why are we doing this?

From our own experience we know how challenging it is to follow the daily routine for CF patients. Although the progression is often unpredictable, patients themselves can positively influence it by adhering to treatment and lifestyle choices. The goal of CF Hero application is to make long inhalations and respiratory rehabilitations that the patients have to undergo every day more efficient and effective.