Systematic Review of mHealth Applications That Interface with Inhaler Sensors in Asthma

Nguyen, Elaine; Miao, Benjamin; Pugliese, Nicholas; Huang, Di; Sobieraj, Diana M

doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2020.08.049

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“…They found that these interventions have only reported modestly improvement of inhaler adherence and reduction of rescue inhaler use, without an actual impact on asthma control. 57 In addition, their long-term effects remain to be evaluated. 48 Uncontrolled asthma is associated with extensive use of healthcare resources.…”

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“…However, a recent meta‐analysis found important limitations regarding the evidence supporting the potential effects of mHealth in asthma control. They found that these interventions have only reported modestly improvement of inhaler adherence and reduction of rescue inhaler use, without an actual impact on asthma control 57 . In addition, their long‐term effects remain to be evaluated 48 …”

Section: Ehealth For Patients and Patient Representativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The applications of eHealth technologies in the management of asthma and allergic diseases

Alvarez-Perea

Dimov

Popescu

et al. 2021

Clinical & Translational All

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Portable devices, such as smartphones and mobile Internet access have become ubiquitous in the last decades. The term ‘eHealth’ stands for electronic health. The tools included in the eHealth concept utilize phones, computers and the Internet and related applications to improve the health care industry. Implementation of eHealth technologies has been documented for the management of different chronic diseases, including asthma and allergic conditions. Clinicians and patients have gained opportunity to communicate in new ways, which could be used cost‐effectively to improve disease control and quality of life of those affected. Additionally, these innovations bring new opportunities to academic researchers. For example, eHealth has allowed researchers to compile data points that were previously unavailable or difficult to access, and analyse them using novel tools, collectively described as ‘big data’. The role of eHealth become more important since early 2020, due to the physical distancing rules and the restrictions on mobility that have been applied worldwide as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In this review, we summarize the most recent developments in various eHealth platforms and their relevance to the speciality of allergy and immunology, from the point of view of three major stakeholders: clinicians, patients and researchers.

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Section: Mhealthmentioning

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Section: Ehealth For Patients and Patient Representativesmentioning

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The applications of eHealth technologies in the management of asthma and allergic diseases

Alvarez-Perea

Dimov

Popescu

et al. 2021

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“…They can also be matched with applications that collect data and send reminders and feedback on ICS and SABA use. 70 , 71 The inhalation technique may be also improved by dedicated video-tutorials.…”

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“…In fact, different tools including digital apps providing warning notifications on the disease control and reminder messages about the treatment intake may contribute to develop disease awareness and improve correct selfmanagement. 66,70,71 Of course, a regular health care professional is essential for the selection of patients to be addressed to such tools and for the proper use of e-health technologies. The telemedicine-based approach offers many tools and resources, but its wide potential has been explored by a limited number of studies so far.…”

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Uncontrolled Asthma: Unmet Needs in the Management of Patients

Caminati

Vaia

Furci

et al. 2021

JAA

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The recent scientific research has provided clinicians with the tools for substantially upgrading the standard of care in the field of bronchial asthma. Nevertheless, satisfactory asthma control still remains an unmet need worldwide. Identifying the major determinants of poor control in different asthma severity levels represents the first step towards the improvement of the overall patients’ management. The present review aims to provide an overview of the main unmet needs in asthma control and of the potential tools for overcoming the issue. Implementing a personalized medicine approach is essential, not only in terms of pharmacological treatments, biologic drugs or sophisticated biomarkers. In fact, exploring the complex profile of each patient, from his inflammation phenotype to his preferences and expectations, may help in filling the gap between the big potential of currently available treatments and the overall unsatisfactory asthma control. Telemedicine and e-health technologies may provide a strategy to both optimize disease assessment on a regular basis and enhance patients’ empowerment in managing their asthma. Increasing patients’ awareness as well as the physicians’ knowledge about asthma phenotypes and treatment options besides corticosteroid probably represent the key and more difficult goals of all the players involved in asthma management at every level.

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“…However, the recent development of inhaler trackers assessing the real-time usage of inhaled drugs may represent a step forward in achieving a better adherence to asthma treatment at any level of severity. The patients' empowering, which represents a crucial step for achieving an optimal asthma control, can be considerably implemented by e-health technologies and telemedicine, included the availability of digital apps providing warning notifications [9,10]. The patient's perception and judgement about the management of their disease through telemedicine tools represents an underestimated issue.…”

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Severe Asthma, Telemedicine, Self-Administered Therapy: Listening First to the Patient

Guarnieri¹,

Caminati²,

Achille³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Severe asthma patients are at increased risk of major exacerbations and they need to be monitored regularly. The COVID-19 pandemic has impressively impacted on the health care resources. The telemedicine approach applied to the follow-up of asthmatic patients has been proved to be effective in monitoring their disease and adherence to the therapy. The aim of our study was to investigate the satisfaction of severe asthma patients, before the activation of a telemedicine management complemented by a standard of care. An ad hoc questionnaire was developed and sent by e-mail to 180 severe asthma patients. Most of subjects (82%) were confident with the idea of doing self-measurements and self-managing their disease; 77% of subjects favoured to carry out virtual visit and telemedicine. 93% of patients considered easy the self-injection therapy. 94% of subjects felt safe and 93% were not worried while self-administering. Only mild adverse events were reported in 22% subjects after self-administration. Our results showed an agreement between what is considered necessary and practicable by healthcare personnel and what is perceived by the severe asthma patients, in terms of treatment and monitoring of the disease with Telehealth. Biologics have a safety profile and can be easily self-administred at home

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Systematic Review of mHealth Applications That Interface with Inhaler Sensors in Asthma

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

The applications of eHealth technologies in the management of asthma and allergic diseases

The applications of eHealth technologies in the management of asthma and allergic diseases

Uncontrolled Asthma: Unmet Needs in the Management of Patients

Severe Asthma, Telemedicine, Self-Administered Therapy: Listening First to the Patient

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