ReviewItalian journal of pediatrics2020
Digital technologies for an improved management of respiratory allergic diseases: 10 years of clinical studies using an online platform for patients and physicians.
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- Digital health tools in the management of allergic rhinitis: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Hay Fever Symptom Burden From Grass Pollen: Implications for Public Health Warning Thresholds.GeoHealth · 2026Article
- Early Detection of Lower Adherence to Long-Term e-Diary Recording: A Checkpoint to Target Early Educational Intervention in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis?Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026Observational
- Digital health in allergy care: current practices, evidence, and future prospects.Frontiers in allergy · 2026Review
- Current challenges in allergic diseases and computational solutions towards personalized medicine.Frontiers in allergy · 2026Review
- Design and Development of an Electronic Platform for Allergen Immunotherapy in China.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2025Article
- Why the role of mHealth in allergy diagnosis and treatment adherence cannot be overlooked.Clinical and translational allergy · 2023Review
- Climate change, airborne allergens, and three translational mitigation approaches.EBioMedicine · 2023Review
- Real-life evidence in allergen immunotherapy: Moving forward with mHealth apps.Allergologie select · 2023Review
- Factors predicting the outcome of allergen-specific nasal provocation test in children with grass pollen allergic rhinitis.Frontiers in allergy · 2023Article
- Real-world data using mHealth apps in rhinitis, rhinosinusitis and their multimorbidities.Clinical and translational allergy · 2022Article
- Ecological momentary assessment of outcomes in allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis: A review.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2022Review
- Current treatment strategies for seasonal allergic rhinitis: where are we heading?Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA · 2022Review
- Validation Parameters of Patient-Generated Data for Digitally Recorded Allergic Rhinitis Symptom and Medication Scores in the @IT.2020 Project: Exploratory Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- Digital health for allergen immunotherapy.Allergologie select · 2022Review
- Developments in pediatrics in 2020: choices in allergy, autoinflammatory disorders, critical care, endocrinology, genetics, infectious diseases, microbiota, neonatology, neurology, nutrition, ortopedics, respiratory tract illnesses and rheumatology.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Review
- Heterogeneous validity of daily data on symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis recorded by patients using the e-diary AllergyMonitor®.Clinical and translational allergy · 2021Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundDigital health technologies carry the great potential of assisting physicians in making well-informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. In allergy care, electronic clinical diaries have been recently used to prospectively collect patient data and improve diagnostic precision.
objectiveThis review summarizes the clinical and scientific experience we gathered over 10 years of using a digital platform for patients suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis.
methodsThe mobile application and back-office of AllergyMonitor (TPS software production, Rome, Italy) enable patients to record their daily allergy symptoms as well as drug and immunotherapy intake plus possible side effects in a customizable way. The results can be accessed by the patient and attending physician as concise reports via a smartphone or computer. This technology has been used in several clinical studies and routine practice since 2009.
resultsOur studies showed that A) the etiological diagnosis of SAR may be supported by matching prospectively registered symptoms with pollen counts; B) it is possible to perform a short-term prediction of SAR-symptoms at individual level; C) the adherence to daily symptom monitoring can remain high (> 80%) throughout several weeks when prescribed and thoroughly explained by the treating doctor; D) the use of mobile technology can improve adherence to symptomatic drugs as well as allergen-specific immunotherapy and E) the choice of the correct symptom-severity-score is critical at patient level, but not at group level.
conclusionThe studies and clinical practice based on the use of AllergyMonitor have proven the reliability and positive impact of a digital platform including an electronic diary (eDiary) on the diagnostic precision of SAR in poly-sensitized patients as well as patient adherence to both, drug therapy and allergen immunotherapy.
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