How Digital Health Technology Can Contribute To Asthma Care

Right before her afternoon run, Rita pairs her smart preventer inhaler with her smartphone and takes two puffs. Checking the companion app, she finds that she took the right dose and waited for the recommended 30 seconds between inhalations. Relieved that her workout will not trigger her asthma symptoms, she begins tracking it on her smartwatch. Following the 40 minute run, Rita checks her peak flow reading – or how well she exhales – with her smart, handheld peak flow monitor. This enables her to determine whether her workout caused any narrowing of her airways, which could lead to an asthma flare-up well before symptoms show. The reading she gets is within the normal range, indicating that her preventive corticosteroid puffs helped her stay on track with her fitness goals. Source: www.medcitynews.com Rita’s fictional example sounds seamless and contemporary, but it is still fictional, while the technologies depicted are contemporary. It is well-documented that asthmatic patients experience difficulties adhering to proper inhaler techniques. Researchers found that among this patient group, nearly half use their inhalers incorrectly. The Asthma UK organisation for its part reports that the inhaler technique of around 1 in 5 patients hasn’t been checked by a GP or an asthma nurse in the last year. Such inadequate use of their inhaler leads to poor disease control as well as increased associated healthcare costs. If we consider that asthma affects ov...
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