SynthesisCurrent allergy and asthma reports2018
A Review of Portable Electronic Spirometers: Implications for Asthma Self-Management.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Unsupervised home spirometryEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of a portable, pneumotach flow-sensor-based spirometer (Spirofy™) with the vitalograph alpha Touch™ spirometer in evaluating lung function in healthy individuals, asthmatics, and COPD patients-a randomized, crossover study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of home monitoring with portable spirometry in young adults with asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2023Trial
- The effect of a systematic multi-dimensional assessment in severe uncontrolled asthma: a literature review and protocol for an investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized-controlled trial (EXACT@home study).BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Review
- Are we ready for home spirometry for systemic sclerosis-associated ILD?The Lancet. Rheumatology · 2025Article
- A frugal arduino-based spirometer for low-resource settings: design, development and validation of a preliminary prototype.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Domiciliary monitoring of exhaled nitric oxide in the management of asthma: a pilot study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Tele-Monitoring Applications in Respiratory Allergy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Mobile Health for Asthma.CHEST pulmonary · 2023Review
- Oxidative Potential in Exhaled Air (OPEA) as a Tool for Predicting Certain Respiratory Disorders in the General Adult Population: Cross-Sectional Analysis Nested in the Swiss Health Study.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Respinos: A Portable Device for Remote Vital Signs Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients.IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems · 2022Article
- Evaluating FEV1 decline in diagnosis and management of pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis.Pediatric pulmonology · 2022Article
- The Current and Future Role of Technology in Respiratory Care.Pulmonary therapy · 2022Review
- Benefits of Telemonitoring of Pulmonary Function-3-Month Follow-Up of Home Electronic Spirometry in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Clinical Validation of the Spirohome Clinic Ultrasonic Spirometer in Child and Adolescent Patients.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Exploring the 175-year history of spirometry and the vital lessons it can teach us today.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2021Review
- Feasibility and preliminary validity of mobile spirometry in pediatric asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2021Article
- Patients' and Clinicians' Visions of a Future Internet-of-Things System to Support Asthma Self-Management: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Validation of an app-based portable spirometer in adolescents with asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2021Article
- Global Initiative for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The 2020 GOLD Science Committee Report on COVID-19 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2021Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purpose of reviewAlthough portable electronic spirometers allow for at-home lung function monitoring, a comprehensive review of these devices has not yet been conducted. We conducted a systematic search and review of commercially available portable electronic spirometers designed for asthma patient use. RECENT
findingsAll devices (N = 16) allowed for monitoring of basic lung function parameters, but only 31% provided in-app videos on how to perform breathing maneuvers. Most devices (63%) provided graphical representations of lung function results, but only 44% gave immediate feedback on the quality of the breathing maneuver. Several devices (25%) were FDA-approved and cost ranged from US$99 to $1390. Information on data security (63%), measurement accuracy (50%), and association with patient outcomes (0%) was commonly limited. This review found that providers' ability to make informed decisions about whether asthma patients may benefit from portable electronic spirometers is limited due to lack of patient outcome data.
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