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Sousa-Pinto B, Louis G, Vieira RJ, Czarlewski W, Anto JM, Amaral R, Sá-Sousa A, Brussino L, Canonica GW, Loureiro CC, Cruz AA, Gemicioglu B, Haahtela T, Kupczyk M, Kvedariene V, Larenas-Linnemann DE, Pham-Thi N, Puggioni F, Regateiro FS, Romantowski J, Sastre J, Scichilone N, Taborda-Barata L, Ventura MT, Agache I, Bedbrook A, Benfante A, Bergmann KC, Bosnic-Anticevich S, Bonini M, Boulet LP, Brusselle G, Buhl R, Cecchi L, Charpin D, Costa EM, Del Giacco S, Jutel M, Klimek L, Kuna P, Laune D, Makela M, Morais-Almeida M, Nadif R, Niedoszytko M, Papadopoulos NG, Papi A, Pfaar O, Rivero-Yeverino D, Roche N, Samolinski B, Shamji MH, Sheikh A, Ulrik CS, Usmani OS, Valiulis A, Yorgancioglu A, Zuberbier T, Fonseca JA, Pétré B, Louis R, Bousquet J. Relevance of individual bronchial symptoms for asthma diagnosis and control in patients with rhinitis: A MASK-air study. Clin Transl Allergy 2024; 14:e12358. [PMID: 38804596 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
RATIONALE It is unclear how each individual asthma symptom is associated with asthma diagnosis or control. OBJECTIVES To assess the performance of individual asthma symptoms in the identification of patients with asthma and their association with asthma control. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we assessed real-world data using the MASK-air® app. We compared the frequency of occurrence of five asthma symptoms (dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, fatigue and night symptoms, as assessed by the Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test [CARAT] questionnaire) in patients with probable, possible or no current asthma. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of each symptom, and assessed the association between each symptom and asthma control (measured using the e-DASTHMA score). Results were validated in a sample of patients with a physician-established diagnosis of asthma. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS We included 951 patients (2153 CARAT assessments), with 468 having probable asthma, 166 possible asthma and 317 no evidence of asthma. Wheezing displayed the highest specificity (90.5%) and positive predictive value (90.8%). In patients with probable asthma, dyspnea and chest tightness were more strongly associated with asthma control than other symptoms. Dyspnea was the symptom with the highest sensitivity (76.1%) and the one consistently associated with the control of asthma as assessed by e-DASTHMA. Consistent results were observed when assessing patients with a physician-made diagnosis of asthma. CONCLUSIONS Wheezing and chest tightness were the asthma symptoms with the highest specificity for asthma diagnosis, while dyspnea displayed the highest sensitivity and strongest association with asthma control.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bernardo Sousa-Pinto
- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Public Health, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- GIGA I3 Research Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Asthma and Allergy Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pneumology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, CIBB, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Fundaçao ProAR, Federal University of Bahia and GARD/WHO Planning Group, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
- Institute of Pulmonology and Tuberculosis, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest Diseases and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Department of Pathology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Center of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy, Médica Sur Clinical Foundation and Hospital, México City, Mexico
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- Ecole Polytechnique de Palaiseau, Palaiseau, France
- IRBA (Institut de Recherche Bio-Médicale des Armées), Brétigny sur Orge, France
- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Center, Personalized Medicine Asthma & Allergy, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Immunology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre and CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Department of Allergology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Allergy Service, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Autonoma University of Madrid, CIBERES-ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre and CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Immunoallergology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council (ISPA-CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transylvania University Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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- MASK-air, Montpellier, France
- ARIA, Montpellier, France
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- PROMISE Department, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
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- Quality Use of Respiratory Medicines Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Mainz University Hospital, Mainz, Germany
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- SOS Allergology and Clinical Immunology, USL Toscana Centro, Prato, Italy
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- Clinique des Bronches, Allergie et Sommeil, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy and Competence Center on Active and Healthy Ageing, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health and Unit of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital "Duilio Casula", University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Wrocław Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- ALL-MED Medical Research Institute, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Center for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, University Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
- Inserm, Equipe d'Epidémiologie Respiratoire Intégrative, CESP, Villejuif, France
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- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre and CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Allergology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Respiratory Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Section of Rhinology and Allergy, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Inserm, Equipe d'Epidémiologie Respiratoire Intégrative, CESP, Villejuif, France
- Pneumologie, AP-HP Centre Université de Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- UMR 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital-Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Airways Disease Section, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Research Group of Human Ecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Faculty of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP/UEMS-SP), Brussel, Belgium
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Public Health, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- GIGA I3 Research Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- MASK-air, Montpellier, France
- ARIA, Montpellier, France
- Institute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
- Inserm, Equipe d'Epidémiologie Respiratoire Intégrative, CESP, Villejuif, France
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Vieira RJ, Sousa‐Pinto B, Bognanni A, Yepes‐Nuñez JJ, Zhang Y, Lityńska J, Sadowska E, Borowiack E, Samolinski B, Togias A, Zuberbier T, Bousquet J, Schünemann HJ. Embedding patients' values and preferences in guideline development for allergic diseases: The case study of Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma 2024. Clin Transl Allergy 2024; 14:e12377. [PMID: 38862272 PMCID: PMC11166500 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Recommendations for or against the use of interventions need to consider both desirable and undesirable effects as well as patients' values and preferences (V&P). In the decision-making context, patients' V&P represent the relative importance people place on the outcomes resulting from a decision. Therefore, the balance between desirable and undesirable effects from an intervention should depend not only on the difference between benefits and harms but also on the value that patients place on them. V&P are therefore one of the criteria to be considered when formulating guideline recommendations in the Evidence-to-Decision framework developed by the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) Working Group. Patients' V&P may be quantified through utilities, which can be elicited using direct methods (e.g., standard gamble or time trade-off) or indirect methods (using validated instruments to measure health-related quality of life, such as EQ-5D). The GRADE approach recommends conducting systematic reviews to summarise all the available evidence and assess the degree of certainty on V&P. In this article, we discuss the importance of considering patients' V&P and provide examples of how they are considered in the 2024 person-centred Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines.
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- Rafael José Vieira
- Department of Community MedicineInformation and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS)Faculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
- Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchHealth Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE)Faculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Department of Community MedicineInformation and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS)Faculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
- Centre for Health Technology and Services ResearchHealth Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE)Faculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and ImpactMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Department of MedicineEvidence in Allergy GroupMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- School of MedicineUniversidad de los AndesBogotáColombia
- Pulmonology ServiceInternal Medicine SectionFundación Santa Fe de BogotáUniversity HospitalBogotáColombia
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and ImpactMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and ImmunologyMedical University of WarsawWarsawPoland
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT)National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNIHBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Institute of AllergologyCharité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinCorporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu BerlinBerlinGermany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and AllergologyBerlinGermany
- Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune‐Mediated Diseases CIMDFrankfurtGermany
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- Institute of AllergologyCharité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinCorporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu BerlinBerlinGermany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and AllergologyBerlinGermany
- Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune‐Mediated Diseases CIMDFrankfurtGermany
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and ImpactMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Michael G. DeGroote Cochrane Canada & McMaster GRADE CentresMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Department of MedicineMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Department of Biomedical SciencesHumanitas UniversityMilanItaly
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Vieira RJ, Leemann L, Briggs A, Pereira AM, Savouré M, Kuna P, Morais-Almeida M, Bewick M, Azevedo LF, Louis R, Klimek L, Bahbah F, Samolinski B, Anto JM, Zuberbier T, Fonseca JA, Bousquet J, Sousa-Pinto B. Poor Rhinitis and Asthma Control Is Associated With Decreased Health-Related Quality of Life and Utilities: A MASK-air Study. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. IN PRACTICE 2024; 12:1530-1538.e6. [PMID: 38561141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma may affect health-related quality of life. However, national estimates on the quality of life of patients with AR or asthma are lacking. OBJECTIVE To provide estimates for utility scores and EuroQoL five-dimension (EQ-5D) visual analog scale (VAS) for patients with AR or asthma. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study using direct patient data from the MASK-air app on European MASK-air users with self-reported AR or asthma. We used a multi-attribute instrument (EQ-5D) to measure quality of life (as utility scores and EQ-5D VAS values). Mean scores were calculated per country and disease control level using multilevel regression models with poststratification, accounting for age and sex biases. RESULTS We assessed data from 7905 MASK-air users reporting a total of up to 82,737 days. For AR, utilities ranged from 0.86 to 0.99 for good control versus 0.72 to 0.85 for poor control; EQ-5D VAS levels ranged from 78.9 to 87.9 for good control versus 55.3 to 64.2 for poor control. For asthma, utilities ranged from 0.84 to 0.97 for good control versus 0.73 to 0.87 for poor control; EQ-5D VAS levels ranged from 68.4 to 81.5 for good control versus 51.4 to 64.2 for poor control. Poor disease control was associated with a mean loss of 0.14 utilities for both AR and asthma. For the same control levels, AR and asthma were associated with similar utilities and EQ-5D VAS levels. However, lower values were observed for asthma plus AR compared with AR alone. CONCLUSIONS Poor AR or asthma control are associated with reduced quality of life. The estimates obtained from mobile health data may provide valuable insights for health technology assessment studies.
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- Rafael José Vieira
- Department of Community Medicine, Information, and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Community Medicine, Information, and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Inserm, Equipe d'Epidémiologie Respiratoire Intégrative, CESP, Villejuif, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma, and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- University of Central Lancashire Medical School, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Department of Community Medicine, Information, and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium; GIGA I3 Research Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Center for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Community Medicine, Information, and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany; MASK-air SAS, Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Community Medicine, Information, and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Abreu MIT, Santos AF, Gama JMR, Valente S, Valente MJ, Pereira H, Regateiro F, Sousa-Pinto B, Ventura MT, Bousquet J, Taborda-Barata L. Factors Affecting Usage of a Digital Asthma Monitoring Application by Old-Age Asthmatics Living in Inner Central Portugal. Clin Interv Aging 2024; 19:971-979. [PMID: 38827238 PMCID: PMC11143487 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s448797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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Purpose To analyse factors affecting the ability to use the digital asthma monitoring application Mask-Air® in old-age individuals living in inland Portugal. Patients and Methods In this observational study, patients with medically confirmed asthma who agreed to participate were interviewed and subdivided into Non-users Group: those who could not use the application and Users Group: those who could. Sociodemographic and psychological data, comorbidities, and asthma status were compared between groups. Assessment of reasons for refusal was based on a 6-item questionnaire. Results Among the 72 sequentially recruited patients (mean age±SD 73.26±5.43 yrs; 61 women; 11 men), 44 (61.1%; mean age±SD 74.64±5.68 yrs; 38 women; 6 men)) were included in Non-users Group and 28 (38.9%; mean age±SD 71.11±4.26 yrs; 23 women; 5 men) in Users Group. Non-users Group patients were significantly older, had lower socioeconomic level, and more frequently had severe asthma (25% vs 3.6%; Odds ratio=0.08 (95% CI=0.01-0.81; p=0.033)) and diabetes (32.6% vs 7.4%; Odds ratio=0.17 (95% CI=0.03-0.80; p=0.025)) than Users Group. The main reasons for not using the App were "Lack of required hardware" (n=35) and "Digital illiteracy" (n=26), but lack of interest to use the App among those who had conditions to use it was uncommon. Conclusion Most old-age asthmatics living in Beira Interior either lack a smartphone or digital skills, which are significant obstacles to implementing app-based monitoring studies.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola
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- Center of Mathematics and Applications, Faculty of Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Pulmonology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Pulmonology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Psychology and Education Department, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- The Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, CIBB, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Allergy & Clinical Immunology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unit of Geriatric Immunoallergology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council (Ispa-Cnr), Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Allergology and Immunology, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- CICS-UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre, UBIMedical, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Immunoallergology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
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Bousquet J, Gherasim A, de Blay F, Mathieu‐Dupas E, Batot G, Laune D, Sousa‐Pinto B, Zuberbier T, Pham‐Thi N. Proof-of-concept study of anti-Fel d 1 IgY antibodies in cat food using the MASK-air ® app. Clin Transl Allergy 2024; 14:e12353. [PMID: 38676659 PMCID: PMC11055507 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND An innovation to better manage cat-allergic patients utilises anti-Fel d 1 IgY antibodies to neutralise Fel d 1 after its production by the cat. However, there is no published study showing its clinical efficacy in humans in a home setting. A longitudinal, open-label, proof-of-concept study was carried out to approach clinical efficacy of the cat food in cat-allergic patients. METHODS After a baseline evaluation, the cats ate only the cat food for the following 4 months. Daily evaluation of efficacy was performed for 2 weeks at baseline and after 1, 2 and 3 months of intervention for periods of 2 weeks. The MASK-air app was used daily to assess symptoms, work productivity and medications. RESULTS Of the 49 patients screened, 42 were followed up and 33 (78.5%) reported MASK-air data at all 3 evaluation periods. The primary end point (visual analogue scale [VAS] for global allergy symptoms) was significantly improved (p < 0.0001). All symptoms (VAS nose, eye, and asthma), VAS work and the combined symptom-medication score significantly improved after 1 month. The percentage of uncontrolled days (VAS>20/100) decreased from 64% at baseline to 35% at 1 month (p < 0.0001) and 14% at 3 months. A sensitivity analysis in patients with uncontrolled disease at baseline found similar results. DISCUSSION A cat diet containing anti-Fel d 1 antibodies was able to (i) show decreased allergic symptoms and related outcomes, (ii) inform the design and feasibility of future studies with a control arm and (iii) estimate the sample size of the study. STUDY REGISTRATION NUMBER clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05656482.
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- Jean Bousquet
- Institute of AllergologyCharité—Universitätsmedizin BerlinCorporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu BerlinBerlinGermany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and AllergologyBerlinGermany
- MASK‐airMontpellierFrance
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- ALYATECNouvel hôpital Civil‐Hôpitaux UniversitairesStransbourgFrance
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- Allergy Division, Chest Disease DepartmentUniversity Hospital of StrasbourgStrasbourgFrance
- Federation of Translational MedicineUniversity of StrasbourgStrasbourgFrance
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- MEDCIDS—Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of PortoPortoPortugal
- CINTESIS@RISE ‐ Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Institute of AllergologyCharité—Universitätsmedizin BerlinCorporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu BerlinBerlinGermany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and AllergologyBerlinGermany
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- Ecole Polytechnique de PalaiseauPalaiseauFrance
- IRBA (Institut de Recherche Bio‐Médicale des Armées)Brétigny sur OrgeFrance
- Université Paris CitéParisFrance
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Wong LSY, Akenroye A, Eigenmann P, Tham EH. Editorial comments on "Asthma and rhinitis control in adolescents and young adults: A real-world MASK-air study". Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2024; 35:e14134. [PMID: 38702900 DOI: 10.1111/pai.14134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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- Lydia Su Yin Wong
- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pediatric Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Bousquet J, Sousa-Pinto B, Anto JM, Bedbrook A, Fonseca JA, Zuberbier T. MASK-air: An OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Best Practice for Public Health on Integrated Care for Chronic Diseases. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. IN PRACTICE 2024:S2213-2198(24)00286-1. [PMID: 38521122 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
Abstract
In the recent report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Best Practices (BPs) for Integrating Care to Prevent and Manage Chronic Diseases, an app on rhinitis and asthma (MASK-air [Mobile Airways Sentinel networK for airway diseases]) has been listed. The OECD is a reliable source of evidence-based policy analysis and economic data largely used by governments. It has published several BPs on public health. On May 10, 2023, the OECD published 13 BPs for Integrating Care to Prevent and Manage Chronic Diseases in the European Union. The report did not cover all models of integrated care; rather, it "focuse(d) on those that are of key strategic interest to policy makers." New MASK-air studies (not published in the report) include equity, usability of the app in old-age adults, economic impact, quality of life, and allergen immunotherapy. MASK-air is freely available on iOS and Android in 30 countries and has been recently introduced in the United States. The MASK-air OECD BP represents a model of digitally enabled, patient-centered care for chronic diseases using a holistic approach of shared decision making.
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- Jean Bousquet
- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany; MASK-air, Montpellier, France; ARIA, Montpellier, France.
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- MEDCIDS, Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS@RISE - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Barcelona, Spain
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- MASK-air, Montpellier, France; ARIA, Montpellier, France
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- MEDCIDS, Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS@RISE - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
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Aggelidis X, Kritikou M, Makris M, Miligkos M, Papapostolou N, Papadopoulos NG, Xepapadaki P. Tele-Monitoring Applications in Respiratory Allergy. J Clin Med 2024; 13:898. [PMID: 38337592 PMCID: PMC10856055 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Respiratory allergic diseases affect over 500 million people globally and pose a substantial burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Restrictive factors such as geographical disparities, infectious pandemics, limitations in resources, and shortages of allergy specialists in underserved areas impede effective management. Telemedicine encompasses real-time visits, store-and-forward option triage, and computer-based technologies for establishing efficient doctor-patient communication. Recent advances in digital technology, including designated applications, informative materials, digital examination devices, wearables, digital inhalers, and integrated platforms, facilitate personalized and evidence-based care delivery. The integration of telemonitoring in respiratory allergy care has shown beneficial effects on disease control, adherence, and quality of life. While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telemedicine, certain concerns regarding technical requirements, platform quality, safety, reimbursement, and regulatory considerations remain unresolved. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in telemonitoring applications holds promise for data analysis, pattern recognition, and personalized treatment plans. Striking the balance between AI-enabled insights and human expertise is crucial for optimizing the benefits of telemonitoring. While telemonitoring exhibits potential for enhancing patient care and healthcare delivery, critical considerations have to be addressed in order to ensure the successful integration of telemonitoring into the healthcare landscape.
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- Xenofon Aggelidis
- Allergy Unit, 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (X.A.); (M.M.); (N.P.)
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (M.M.); (N.G.P.); (P.X.)
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- Allergy Unit, 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (X.A.); (M.M.); (N.P.)
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (M.M.); (N.G.P.); (P.X.)
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- Allergy Unit, 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (X.A.); (M.M.); (N.P.)
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (M.M.); (N.G.P.); (P.X.)
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (M.M.); (N.G.P.); (P.X.)
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Sousa-Pinto B, Valiulis A, Melén E, Koppelman GH, Papadopoulos NG, Makela M, Haahtela T, Bonini M, Braido F, Brussino L, Cruz AA, Fiocchi A, Giovannini M, Gemicioglu B, Kulus M, Kuna P, Kupczyk M, Kvedariene V, Larenas-Linnemann DE, Louis R, Morais-Almeida M, Niedoszytko M, Ollert M, Pfaar O, Regateiro FS, Roberts G, Samolinski B, Savouré M, Taborda-Barata L, Toppila-Salmi S, Ventura MT, Vazquez-Ortiz M, Vieira RJ, Fonseca JA, Yorgancioglu A, Zuberbier T, Anto JM, Bousquet J, Pham-Thi N. Asthma and rhinitis control in adolescents and young adults: A real-world MASK-air study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2024; 35:e14080. [PMID: 38334246 DOI: 10.1111/pai.14080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND In allergic rhinitis and asthma, adolescents and young adult patients are likely to differ from older patients. We compared adolescents, young adults and adults on symptoms, control levels, and medication adherence. METHODS In a cross-sectional study (2015-2022), we assessed European users of the MASK-air mHealth app of three age groups: adolescents (13-18 years), young adults (18-26 years), and adults (>26 years). We compared them on their reported rhinitis and asthma symptoms, use and adherence to rhinitis and asthma treatment and app adherence. Allergy symptoms and control were assessed by means of visual analogue scales (VASs) on rhinitis or asthma, the combined symptom-medication score (CSMS), and the electronic daily control score for asthma (e-DASTHMA). We built multivariable regression models to compare symptoms or medication accounting for potential differences in demographic characteristics and baseline severity. RESULTS We assessed 965 adolescent users (15,252 days), 4595 young adults (58,161 days), and 15,154 adult users (258,796 days). Users of all three age groups displayed similar app adherence. In multivariable models, age groups were not found to significantly differ in their adherence to rhinitis or asthma medication. These models also found that adolescents reported lower VAS on global allergy, ocular, and asthma symptoms (as well as lower CSMS) than young adults and adults. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents reported a better rhinitis and asthma control than young adults and adults, even though similar medication adherence levels were observed across age groups. These results pave the way for future studies on understanding how adolescents control their allergic diseases.
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- Bernardo Sousa-Pinto
- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Research Group of Human Ecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Faculty of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- European Academy of Paediatrics, (EAP/UEMS-SP), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Sach's Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beatrix Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, GRIACResearch Institute, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neurological, ENT and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Respiratory Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Fundaçao ProAR, Federal University of Bahia and GARD/WHO Planning Group, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Allergy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest Diseases and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Center of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy, Médica Sur Clinical Foundation and Hospital, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
- GIGA I3 Research Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Allergology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Rhinology and Allergy, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre and CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Univ. Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
- Inserm, Equipe d'Epidémiologie Respiratoire Intégrative, CESP, Villejuif, France
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- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre and CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Immunoallergology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kupio, Finland
- Department of Allergy, Inflammation Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council (ISPA-CNR), Bari, Italy
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- Section of Inflammation, Repair and Development, Imperial College London, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE - Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
- MASK-air, Montpellier, France
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- Ecole Polytechnique de Palaiseau, Palaiseau, France
- IRBA (Institut de Recherche Bio-Médicale des Armées), Brétigny sur Orge, France
- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Neisinger S, Sousa Pinto B, Ramanauskaite A, Bousquet J, Weller K, Metz M, Magerl M, Kocatürk E, Cherrez‐Ojeda I, Gimenez‐Arnau AM, Parisi CAS, Altrichter S, Ensina LF, Bouillet L, Asero R, Gonçalo M, Guillet C, Rutkowski K, Bernstein JA, Hardin H, Godse K, Brzoza Z, Sousa JIL, Thomsen SF, van Doorn M, Hide M, Ye Y, Vanderse S, Lapiņa L, Peter J, Zhao Z, Han L, Nasr I, Rockmann‐Helmbach H, Sørensen JA, Kara RÖ, Kurjāne N, Kurchenko AI, Kaidashev I, Tsaryk V, Stepanenko R, Maurer M. CRUSE ® -An innovative mobile application for patient monitoring and management in chronic spontaneous urticaria. Clin Transl Allergy 2024; 14:e12328. [PMID: 38282190 PMCID: PMC10764293 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is unpredictable and can severely impair patients' quality of life. Patients with CSU need a convenient, user-friendly platform to complete patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) on their mobile devices. CRUSE® , the Chronic Urticaria Self Evaluation app, aims to address this unmet need. METHODS CRUSE® was developed by an international steering committee of urticaria specialists. Priorities for the app based on recent findings in CSU were defined to allow patients to track and record their symptoms and medication use over time and send photographs. The CRUSE® app collects patient data such as age, sex, disease onset, triggers, medication, and CSU characteristics that can be sent securely to physicians, providing real-time insights. Additionally, CRUSE® contains PROMs to assess disease activity and control, which are individualised to patient profiles and clinical manifestations. RESULTS CRUSE® was launched in Germany in March 2022 and is now available for free in 17 countries. It is adapted to the local language and displays a country-specific list of available urticaria medications. English and Ukrainian versions are available worldwide. From July 2022 to June 2023, 25,710 observations were documented by 2540 users; 72.7% were females, with a mean age of 39.6 years. At baseline, 93.7% and 51.3% of users had wheals and angioedema, respectively. Second-generation antihistamines were used in 74.0% of days. CONCLUSIONS The initial data from CRUSE® show the wide use and utility of effectively tracking patients' disease activity and control, paving the way for personalised CSU management.
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Bousquet J, Sousa-Pinto B, Regateiro FS, Pereira AM, Brussino L, Kvedariene V, Larenas-Linnemann DE, Taborda-Barata L, Ventura MT, Vieira RJ, Fonseca JA, Zuberbier T, Anto JM. MASK-air® direct patient data support the ARIA-MeDALL hypothesis on allergic phenotypes. Allergy 2023; 78:2790-2794. [PMID: 37564010 DOI: 10.1111/all.15842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jean Bousquet
- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
- MASK-air, Montpellier, France
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Institute of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest Diseases and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Department of Pathology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Center of Excellence in Asthma and Allergy, Médica Sur Clinical Foundation and Hospital, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunoallergology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
- UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre and CICS-UBI Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council (ISPA-CNR), Bari, Italy
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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Bousquet J, Samolinski B, Kaidashev I, Maurer M, Roche N, Sousa-Pinto B, Kurchenko A, Stepanenko R, Tsaryk V, Klimek L, Ventura MT, Bedbrook A, Czarlewski W, Lysanets Y, Kupczyk M, Skolimowski Ł, Kulus M, Del Giacco S, Ollert M, Garcia-Aymerich J, Robalo Cordeiro C, Yorgancioglu A, Schlapbach C, Amaral R, Bonaglia C, Bossé I, Buquicchio R, Christou D, Fedoruk G, Fontanesi P, Gemicioglu B, Giuliano AFM, Lepore P, Nakonechna A, Neisinger S, Pereira AM, Ramanauskaite A, Raciborski F, Sitkauskiene B, Sokhatska O, Stepanenko V, Stevanovic K, Syzon O, Kvedariene V, de Vries G, van Eerd M, Valiulis A, Fonseca JA, Anto JM, Haahtela T, Schünemann H, Zuberbier T. UCRAID (Ukrainian Citizen and refugee electronic support in Respiratory diseases, Allergy, Immunology and Dermatology) action plan. Allergy 2023; 78:2581-2595. [PMID: 37641384 DOI: 10.1111/all.15855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
Eight million Ukrainians have taken refuge in the European Union. Many have asthma and/or allergic rhinitis and/or urticaria, and around 100,000 may have a severe disease. Cultural and language barriers are a major obstacle to appropriate management. Two widely available mHealth apps, MASK-air® (Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK) for the management of rhinitis and asthma and CRUSE® (Chronic Urticaria Self Evaluation) for patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria, were updated to include Ukrainian versions that make the documented information available to treating physicians in their own language. The Ukrainian patients fill in the questionnaires and daily symptom-medication scores for asthma, rhinitis (MASK-air) or urticaria (CRUSE) in Ukrainian. Then, following the GDPR, patients grant their physician access to the app by scanning a QR code displayed on the physician's computer enabling the physician to read the app contents in his/her own language. This service is available freely. It takes less than a minute to show patient data to the physician in the physician's web browser. UCRAID-developed by ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma) and UCARE (Urticaria Centers of Reference and Excellence)-is under the auspices of the Ukraine Ministry of Health as well as European (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical immunology, EAACI, European Respiratory Society, ERS, European Society of Dermatologic Research, ESDR) and national societies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jean Bousquet
- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
- MASK-air, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Pneumologie, AP-HP Centre Université de Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- UMR 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology with section of Medical Genetic, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology with Cosmetology Course, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology with section of Medical Genetic, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Center for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council (ISPA-CNR), Bari, Italy
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- MASK-air, Montpellier, France
- ARIA, Montpellier, France
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Barlicki University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health and Unit of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital 'Duilio Casula', University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Odense, Denmark
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pneumology, Coimbra University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute 'Bona Sforza', University for Linguistic Mediators, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology with section of Medical Genetic, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Institute 'Bona Sforza', University for Linguistic Mediators, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine 'A. Murri', University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Rotary Club Bari Mediterranean RY23/24, Bari, Italy
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- Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology and Allergology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Basic & Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology with Cosmetology Course, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Chest Diseases and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Interdisciplinary Research Group of Human Ecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Faculty of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP/UEMS-SP), Brussels, Belgium
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS@RISE- Health Research Network, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact & Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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Buekers J, Stas M, Aerts R, Bruffaerts N, Dujardin S, Van Nieuwenhuyse A, Van Orshoven J, Chevance G, Somers B, Aerts JM, Garcia-Aymerich J. Daily allergy burden and heart rate characteristics in adults with allergic rhinitis based on a wearable telemonitoring system. Clin Transl Allergy 2023; 13:e12242. [PMID: 37186425 PMCID: PMC10126716 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis includes a certain degree of autonomic imbalance. However, no information is available on how daily changes in allergy burden affect autonomic imbalance. We aimed to estimate associations between daily allergy burden (allergy symptoms and mood) and daily heart rate characteristics (resting heart rate and sample entropy, both biomarkers of autonomic balance) of adults with allergic rhinitis, based on real-world measurements with a wearable telemonitoring system. METHODS Adults with a tree pollen allergy used a smartphone application to self-report daily allergy symptoms (score 0-44) and mood (score 0-4), and a Mio Alpha 2 wristwatch to collect heart rate characteristics during two pollen seasons of hazel, alder and birch in Belgium. Associations between daily allergy burden and heart rate characteristics were estimated using linear mixed effects distributed lag models with a random intercept for individuals and adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS Analyses included 2497 participant-days of 72 participants. A one-point increase in allergy symptom score was associated with an increase in next-day resting heart rate of 0.08 (95% CI: 0.02-0.15) beats per minute. A one-point increase in mood score was associated with an increase in same-day sample entropy of 0.80 (95% CI: 0.34-1.26) × 10-2 . No associations were found between allergy symptoms and heart rate sample entropy, nor between mood and resting heart rate. CONCLUSION Daily repeated measurements with a wearable telemonitoring system revealed that the daily allergy burden of adults with allergic rhinitis has systemic effects beyond merely the respiratory system.
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- Joren Buekers
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
- Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Sciensano (Belgian Institute of Health), Brussels, Belgium
- Division of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
- KU Leuven Plant Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Mycology and Aerobiology, Sciensano (Belgian Institute of Health), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Geography, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
- Institute for Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
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- Centre of Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Health Protection, Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS), Dudelange, Luxembourg
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- Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven Plant Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven Urban Studies Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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