Real-world use of rescue inhaler sensors, electronic symptom questionnaires and physical activity monitors in COPD.

Discussion: The study highlights the interaction and relevance of personal real-time monitoring of respiratory symptoms, physical activity and rescue medication in patients with COPD. Additionally, visual displays of longitudinal data may be helpful for disease management to help drive conversations between patients and caregivers and for risk-based monitoring in clinical trials.
PMID: 30956796 [PubMed]

Source: Respiratory Care - April 10, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bowler R, Allinder M, Jacobson S, Miller A, Miller B, Tal-Singer R, Locantore N Tags: BMJ Open Respir Res Source Type: research