This paper considers the positive and negative perceptions of this novel device and provides new insight into the attitudes of adolescents towards inhaler monitoring, as well as future directions for design and development of monitoring devices for asthma and other chronic medical conditions.
Researchers have estimated that a national tracking and monitoring program for asthma would cost about $25 million annually, Mr. O'Hara said.
The state has told Anthem to do better at providing prenatal care, controlling patients' high blood pressure and monitoring medications for asthma patients, among other issues.
A study by Janson et al [ 22] showed that only 27% of physicians always used spirometry to diagnose asthma, in comparison to 73% of specialists, whilst 68% of primary care doctors used spirometry to monitor patients for asthma compared to 88% of specialists.
Doctors having access to a spirometer used it more frequently for aiding the diagnosis of COPD (40.7% vs.27.5%) and for monitoring of asthma (18.5% vs.11.3%) than those without access to a spirometer.
Spirometry before and after bronchodilator therapy with an inhaled 2-agonist, methacholine challenge test, or peak expiratory flow rate monitoring to evaluate for asthma.
However, other studies have not shown any change in measured parameters with home-based monitoring and intervention for asthma [ 20] or hypertension [ 21].
His research interests include home monitoring of asthma and asthma self-management.
In the spirit of full disclosure, A.R.L. reports a financial stake in Biolum Sciences, LLC, a company developing technology for asthma monitoring.
The associations between SO2 levels from fixed monitoring sites and hospitalizations for asthma in children do not show consistent evidence for adverse effects.
