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ReviewPaediatric respiratory reviews2022

Initiating home spirometry for children during the COVID-19 pandemic - A practical guide.

C H Richardson, N J Orr, S L Ollosson, S J Irving, I M Balfour-Lynn, S B Carr

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Review in Paediatric respiratory reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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 · 2023
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  2. Spirometry Monitoring and Asthma Responsibility in Kids (SMARt-Kids): A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · 2026
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  9. Asthma management in the digital age.Frontiers in allergy · 2024
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  16. Using Telemedicine to Care for the Asthma Patient.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2022
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  20. Digital healthcare in cystic fibrosis. Learning from the pandemic to innovate future care (Commentary).Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C H RichardsonDept. Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
N J OrrDept. Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
S L OllossonDept. Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
S J IrvingDept. Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
I M Balfour-LynnDept. Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: i.balfourlynn@ic.ac.uk.
S B CarrDept. Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Royal Brompton Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid escalation in use of home monitoring and video consultations in children with a variety of chronic respiratory conditions. Our department set up a home spirometry service from scratch once it became evident that we needed to keep patients away from hospital clinics whenever possible. We faced a number of challenges but now have around 400 children using home spirometers. There are a number of portable spirometers available, some with online platforms. The technology, particularly the software/apps interface, has been improved by the companies in response to issues that have arisen. We believe the use of home monitoring is here to stay.

Indexed as

AsthmaCOVID-19SpirometryChildHumansPandemicsAdherenceAsthmaHome spirometrySuppurative lung diseaseTechnologyTelemedicine

Identifiers

PMID33773928
PMCPMC7893248
OpenAlexW3133278695

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Registered trials

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