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ReviewAllergologie select2023

Real-life evidence in allergen immunotherapy: Moving forward with mHealth apps.

Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Oliver Pfaar, Jean Bousquet

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Review in Allergologie select, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bernardo Sousa-PintoMEDCIDS, Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine.
Oliver PfaarSection of Rhinology and Allergy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg.
Jean BousquetInstitute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe efficacy and safety of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) in allergic rhinitis has been classically assessed using randomized controlled trials (RCTs). However, RCTs may have limitations in their external validity, and their evidence may be complemented with that from real-world studies. We aimed to review the mHealth apps that can be used for retrieving real-world data on AIT in allergic rhinitis. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe applied an automatic tool to identify the mHealth apps (available in the Google Play and Apple App stores) that can be used to assess patients under AIT for allergic rhinitis. Apps meeting the inclusion criteria were reviewed, and the corresponding scientific evidence was assessed.

resultsWe identified five apps with scientific publications in the context of allergic rhinitis: AirRater, AllergyMonitor, MASK-air, Husteblume, and Pollen App. Of those, only MASK-air and AllergyMonitor assessed AIT in patients with allergic rhinitis. MASK-air has enabled the comparison of reported symptoms among patients treated vs. not-treated with AIT. MASK-air has also allowed for the development of combined symptom-medication scores that can be used as endpoints for AIT trials. AllergyMonitor has identified that mobile technology can improve adherence to AIT and is set to support the prescription of AIT for patients with allergic rhinitis by a more precise identification of the pollen season.

conclusionMobile health tools allow for the collection of large volumes of real-world data and can be useful for generating hypotheses on AIT. However, such hypotheses require confirmation by epidemiological studies and RCTs.

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allergen immunotherapyallergic rhinitismobile healthreal-world data

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PMID36925994
PMCPMC10012883
OpenAlexW4322727955

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