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What do patients think about home-based testing for better asthma diagnosis? Insights from a qualitative study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Background Asthma is misdiagnosed in one-third of patients. Due to its variable nature, international guidelines recommend performing key diagnostic tests during symptomatic periods or in the morning to improve accuracy.
Joanna Smith, Ran Wang, Angela Simpson, Stephen Fowler, Clare Murray, Binish Khatoon   +5 more
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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on implementation of home monitoring in individuals with pulmonary fibrosis [PDF]

ERJ Open Research
Introduction Home monitoring of physical parameters, symptoms and quality of life in individuals with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) could overcome gaps in clinical care by enabling early detection of disease progression, guiding patient management and ...
Delian E. Hofman, Catharina C. Moor, Rémy L.M. Mostard, Frouke T. van Beek, Yasmin Gür, Jolande Ooijevaar, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek, Marleen de Mul   +7 more
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Effect of Digital Self-Monitoring on Patient Engagement and Clinical Outcomes in Severe Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study [PDF]

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Severe asthma poses significant clinical and economic burdens, with adherence to monitoring and treatment remaining a challenge despite biologic therapies.
Norbert Wellmann, Versavia Maria Ancusa, Monica Steluta Marc, Ana Adriana Trusculescu, Ioana Ciortea, Flavia Gabriela Martis, Pescaru Andrei, Andreea Roxana Durdan, Ovidiu Fira-Mladinescu   +8 more
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Feasibility of online home spirometry in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: a pilot study. [PDF]

Rheumatology (Oxford), 2021
Moor CC, van Leuven SI, Wijsenbeek MS, Vonk MC.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Home Spirometry Telemonitoring for Early Detection of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. [PDF]

Transplant Cell Ther, 2021
Turner J, He Q, Baker K, Chung L, Lazarevic-Fogelquist A, Bethune D, Hubbard J, Guerriero M, Sheshadri A, Syrjala KL, Martin PJ, Boeckh M, Lee SJ, Gooley T, Flowers ME, Cheng GS.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Initiating home spirometry for children during the COVID-19 pandemic - A practical guide. [PDF]

Paediatr Respir Rev, 2022
Richardson CH, Orr NJ, Ollosson SL, Irving SJ, Balfour-Lynn IM, Carr SB.   +5 more
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A review of the challenges, learnings and future directions of home handheld spirometry in interstitial lung disease

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) require regular physician visits and referral to specialist ILD clinics. Difficulties or delays in accessing care can limit opportunities to monitor disease trajectory and response to treatment ...
Toby M. Maher, Courtney Schiffman, Michael Kreuter, Catharina C. Moor, Steven D. Nathan, Judit Axmann, Paula Belloni, Monica Bengus, Frank Gilberg, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek   +10 more
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Home spirometry and asthma severity in children [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2006
The usefulness of peak expiratory flow monitoring is disputed because of the unreliability of written peak flow diaries. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship of peak flow and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) variation to other estimates of asthma severity in children, using an electronic home spirometer with ...
A F J, Brouwer, R J, Roorda, P L P, Brand   +2 more
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Antibiotic Therapy for Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis—A Single-Centre Prospective Observational Study

Antibiotics, 2023
People with cystic fibrosis experience bronchopulmonary exacerbations, leading to lung damage, lung function decline, increased mortality, and a poor health-related quality of life.
Carsten Schwarz, Eliana Wimmer, Frederik Holz, Claudia Grehn, Doris Staab, Patience Ndidi Eschenhagen   +5 more
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Home spirometry monitoring to identify loss of asthma control in adolescents. [PDF]

Pediatr Pulmonol
Burbank AJ, Laux J, Brown J, Sims M, Ivins S, Hernandez ML.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources