CodeX effectively identifies high-risk patients with asthma or COPD in Dutch primary care, supporting guideline-driven treatment.

Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2025 ;19:17534666251329192

Prevention of lung attacks (LAs)/exacerbation is an important treatment goal in both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)....

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Treatable Traits in Patients with Obstructive Lung Diseases in a Well-Established Asthma/COPD Service for Primary Care.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2025 ;20:1189

The primary objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of treatable traits (TTs) in patients with obstructive lung diseases in a primary...

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Effectiveness of a systematic home-based albuminuria screening programme to detect chronic kidney disease in high-risk individuals in primary care (SALINE): a cross-sectional screening study.

EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Apr;82:103185

Although guidelines recommend opportunistic screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in individuals with established risk factors, such as...

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Asthma control and opportunities to optimize management and the healthcare provider experience using the AsthmaOptimiser online tool in Dutch general practice: the CAPTURE study.

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2025 Apr;35(1):23

Patients seen in general practices can achieve improved asthma control with better identification of factors that contribute to uncontrolled asthma....

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Long-Term Effectiveness of a Digital Inhaler on Medication Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Adult Asthma Patients in Primary Care: The Cluster Randomized Controlled ACCEPTANCE Trial.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Jul;13(7):1693

Digital inhalers can support medication adherence and asthma control in the short-term. Yet, long-term benefits are unknown.

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Impulse oscillometry-derived equation for prediction of abnormal FEV/FVC ratio for COPD screening in Chinese population: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025 Mar;56:101501

The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on spirometry that requires a forced expiratory manoeuvre, which is laborious...

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Neutrophilic inflammation in sputum or blood does not define a clinically distinct asthma phenotype in ATLANTIS.

ERJ Open Res. 2025 Jan;11(1)

Neutrophilic asthma has been suggested to be a clinically distinct phenotype characterised by more severe airflow obstruction and higher exacerbation...

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A conceptual framework to assess the health, socioeconomic and environmental burden of chronic kidney disease.

Health Policy. 2025 Feb;152:105244

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health challenge that affects patients, caregivers, healthcare systems, the environment and national...

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Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in US Primary Care Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Pragmat Obs Res. 2024 ;15:221

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) represents a population with spirometry results that do not meet standardized COPD obstruction criteria,...

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[Coughing].

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2024 Sep;168

Coughing may impair the quality of life, for instance by interfering with sleep or social interactions. Acute cough is almost invariably caused by a...

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Uncovering patterns of inhaler technique and reliever use: the value of objective, personalized data from a digital inhaler.

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2024 Aug;34(1):23

Electronic inhalers provide information about patterns of routine inhaler use. During a 12-week study, 360 asthma patients using albuterol Digihaler...

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Usability and feasibility of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) Toolkit in daily clinical practice: The BANANA study.

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2024 May;34(1):13

The Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) Toolkit links an adherence measurement instrument (the TAI) to proven effective interventions for different...

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