ReviewFrontiers in medical technology2021
The Effect of Connected "Smart" Inhalers on Medication Adherence.
Review in Frontiers in medical technology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Artificial Intelligence-Based Optimization of Pulmonary Drug Delivery Performance in Smart Inhaler Drug-Device Combination Systems.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Understanding Australian healthcare provider attitudes towards smart inhalers for paediatric asthma management: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Gamified Feedback-Based Training System for Pediatric Asthma Inhaler Use: Mixed Methods Randomized Crossover Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- Optimising Paediatric Medication Adherence Through Innovative Drug Formulations and Delivery Systems.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2026Review
- Role of the Pharmacist in Supporting the Use of Connected Health Devices: Example of Connected Watches.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Telemedicine in chronic lung disease management: progress and prospects.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
- Empowering future doctors: smart inhaler training for MBBS students in polluted cities.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Validation of an AI-Powered Smart Dry Powder Inhaler (RS01X) for Asthma and COPD in a Clinical Setting.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Influence of AI on Advancements in Respiratory Care: Narrative Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Review
- Remote digital health technologies for improving the care of people with respiratory disorders.The Lancet. Digital health · 2024Review
- Artificial intelligence in respiratory care.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Review
- Survey of Transfer Learning Approaches in the Machine Learning of Digital Health Sensing Data.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Inhaler Adherence in COPD: A Crucial Step Towards the Correct Treatment.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Review
- The Current and Future Role of Technology in Respiratory Care.Pulmonary therapy · 2022Review
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Abstract
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are highly prevalent worldwide, and major sources of morbidity. Key barriers to reduce the harm from these conditions are the widespread and related issues of low use of prescribed inhaled therapy, use of medicines differently from that prescribed, suboptimal inhaler technique, and lack of adherence are the action plans. Connected smart inhalers show great potential to improve these issues, and thus outcomes from airways disease. In this mini-review, we considered the published evidence that the use of smart inhalers leads to more doses of preventative treatment being taken on time and with appropriate techniques. We found multiple trials across a variety of settings and age groups where smart inhalers were used with audio-visual reminders and healthcare professional feedback, which substantially improved the number of doses of preventative treatment taken. Trial evidence also supports the use of feedback from smart inhalers in improving true concordance (doses taken correctly and on time), though only for a single type of smart device. The relative lack of study is in contrast with the potential impact of smart inhalers. Major research questions remain unresolved, as who might fund future large-scale studies, how guideline committees may consider them, and how to implement effective solutions.
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