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SynthesisEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2025

Audio-based digital biomarkers in diagnosing and managing respiratory diseases: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis.

Vivianne Landry, Jessica Matschek, Roger Pang, Meghana Munipalle, Kenneth Tan, Jill Boruff, Nicole Y K Li-Jessen

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Synthesis in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Vivianne LandryFaculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5557-7494
Jessica MatschekSchool of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3184-8201
Roger PangSchool of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Meghana MunipalleDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Kenneth TanFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jill BoruffSchulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Nicole Y K Li-JessenSchool of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada nicole.li@mcgill.ca.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advances in wearable sensors and artificial intelligence have greatly enhanced the potential of digitised audio biomarkers for disease diagnostics and monitoring. In respiratory care, evidence supporting their clinical use remains fragmented and inconclusive. This study aimed to assess the current research landscape of digital audio biomarkers in respiratory medicine through a bibliometric analysis and systematic review (PROSPERO CRD 42022336730). MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library and CINAHL were searched for references indexed up to 9 April 2024. Eligible studies evaluated the accuracy of sound analysis for diagnosing and managing obstructive (asthma and COPD) or infectious respiratory diseases, excluding COVID-19. A narrative synthesis was conducted, and the QUADAS-2 tool was used to assess study quality and risk of bias. Of 14 180 studies, 81 were included. Bibliometric analysis identified fundamental (

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Respiratory Tract DiseasesWearable Electronic DevicesAsthmaBibliometricsBiomarkersHumansBiomarkers

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PMID40368428
PMCPMC12076160

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