Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Digital Inhaler Adherence Technologies in Difficult-to-Treat Asthma.
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NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2023 May;33(1):22Smart inhalers are electronic monitoring devices which are promising in increasing medication adherence and maintaining asthma control. A...
Lees meerRecognizing and Tackling Inhaler Technique Decay in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disesase (COPD) Clinical Practice.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Aug;11(8):2355A poor inhaler technique continues to represent a substantial barrier to effective asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management. It...
Lees meerInvestigating the rationale for COPD maintenance therapy prescription across Europe, findings from a multi-country study.
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2023 May;33(1):18This study aims to understand healthcare professionals' thoughts and motivations about optimal management and treatment of patients with chronic...
Lees meerA Charter to Fundamentally Change the Role of Oral Corticosteroids in the Management of Asthma.
Adv Ther. 2023 Jun;40(6):2577Asthma affects 339 million people worldwide, with an estimated 5-10% experiencing severe asthma. In emergency settings, oral corticosteroids (OCS)...
Lees meerBudesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy versus fluticasone/salmeterol fixed-dose treatment in patients with COPD.
Thorax. 2023 May;78(5):451Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/formoterol effectively reduces exacerbations in asthma. We aimed to...
Lees meerDiagnostic Performance of a Machine Learning Algorithm (Asthma/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] Differentiation Classification) Tool Versus Primary Care Physicians and Pulmonologists in Asthma, COPD, and Asthma/COPD Overlap.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 May;11(5):1463The differential diagnosis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) poses a challenge in clinical practice and its misdiagnosis...
Lees meerClinical recommendations for dry powder inhaler use in the management of COPD in primary care.
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2022 Dec;32(1):59Over 1400 patients using dry powder inhalers (DPIs) to deliver COPD maintenance therapies were recruited across Europe and Australia. Their peak...
Lees meerEffectiveness, usability and acceptability of a smart inhaler programme in patients with asthma: protocol of the multicentre, pragmatic, open-label, cluster randomised controlled ACCEPTANCE trial.
BMJ Open Respir Res. 2022 Dec;9(1)Suboptimal asthma control is associated with incorrect inhaler use and poor medication adherence, which could lead to unfavourable clinical and...
Lees meerCorrection: Digital Coaching Using Smart Inhaler Technology to Improve Asthma Management in Patients With Asthma in Italy: Community-Based Study.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022 Nov;10(11):e44532[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/25879.].
Lees meerEffect of Stepping Up to High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With Asthma: UK Database Study.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Feb;11(2):532It is unclear whether patients with asthma benefit from stepping up to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs).
Lees meerDigital Coaching Using Smart Inhaler Technology to Improve Asthma Management in Patients With Asthma in Italy: Community-Based Study.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022 Nov;10(11):e25879Reliance on short-acting β-2 agonists and nonadherence to maintenance medication are associated with poor clinical outcomes in asthma. Digital...
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