ReviewThe European respiratory journal2018
Digital technologies and adherence in respiratory diseases: the road ahead.
Review in The European respiratory journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A System to Classify Treatable Traits in Primary Care
Use of Aptar Digital Health's Respiratory Disease Management Platform for Asthma: A Pilot Study
Who cites it
65 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital technology for early identification of exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Digital technology for monitoring adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Digital interventions to improve adherence to maintenance medication in asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to improve adherence to pharmacological therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Screening for atrial fibrillation with or without general practice involvement: a controlled study.BMC primary care · 2025Trial
- Albuterol Digihaler in COPD Disease Management: A Real-World Study to Assess Digihaler Inhalation Parameters, Thresholds and Their Use to Identify Deterioration in Clinical Practice.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Trial
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- Can digital communication technology reduce health system personnel time? An evaluation of personnel requirements and costs in a randomized controlled trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Digital Communication Technology: Does Offering a Choice of Modality Improve Medication Adherence and Outcomes in a Persistent Asthma Population?The Permanente journal · 2020Trial
- Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Based Dry Powder Inhalers for Enhanced Drug Delivery Against Lung Diseases.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2026Review
- Identifying the Challenges in Self-Management and Preferences for Digital Health Technologies Use Among COPD Patients Based on the CeHRes Roadmap: A Formative Qualitative Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Article
- The Feasibility and Impact of Implementing Interventions to Reduce Short-Acting βAdvances in therapy · 2025Review
- Innovation in technologies for monitoring lung function in patients with respiratory disease.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Article
- Improving Care for People with Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Taking a Policy Lens.Advances in therapy · 2025Review
- A survey and analysis of inhalation medication adherence among 977 COPD patients in a region of northern China.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Televisit with TytoHome™ device in medically complex child in long-term mechanical ventilation: a pilot study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Digital health technologies for improving the management of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Review
- Does inhaler adherence really matter in severe asthma?Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2024Review
- Digital health delivery in respiratory medicine: adjunct, replacement or cause for division?European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Review
- Impact of mobile application and outpatient follow-up on renal endpoints and physiological indices in patients with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study in Southwest China.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
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Abstract
Outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory diseases remain poor despite the development of novel therapies. In part, this reflects the fact that adherence to therapy is low and clinicians lack accurate methods to assess this issue. Digital technologies hold promise to overcome these barriers to care. For example, algorithmic analysis of large amounts of information collected on health status and treatment use, along with other disease relevant information such as environmental data, can be used to help guide personalised interventions that may have a positive health impact, such as establishing habitual and correct inhaler use. Novel approaches to data analysis also offer the possibility of statistical algorithms that are better able to predict exacerbations, thereby creating opportunities for preventive interventions that may adapt therapy as disease activity changes. To realise these possibilities, digital approaches to disease management should be supported by strong evidence, have a solid infrastructure, be designed collaboratively as clinically effective and cost-effective systems, and reflect the needs of patients and healthcare providers. Regulatory standards for digital interventions and strategies to handle the large amounts of data generated are also needed. This review highlights the opportunities provided by digital technologies for managing patients with respiratory diseases.
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