Design
CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
This was a primary qualitative process evaluation that used semi-structured interviews with trial staff and families (children with their parents). The process evaluation initially set out to explore experiences and ascertain acceptability of the trial intervention, and to solicit in depth feedback on taking part in the trial from the perspectives of both families and trial staff. The process evaluation used qualitative interviews to collect data, but it was not designed to be an in-depth qualitative study with an underpinning philosophy used to guide the conduct of it. We nevertheless elected to report the findings in this paper as additional insights that emerged around the use of technology in the management of childhood asthma.Two separate topic guides were used for interviews with trial staff and families (see 