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Seys SF, De Bont S, Fokkens WJ, Bachert C, Alobid I, Bernal‐Sprekelsen M, Bjermer L, Callebaut I, Cardell L, Carrie S, Castelnuovo P, Cathcart R, Constantinidis J, Cools L, Cornet M, Clement G, Cox T, Delsupehe L, Correia‐de‐Sousa J, Deneyer L, De Vos G, Diamant Z, Doulaptsi M, Gane S, Gevaert P, Hopkins C, Hox V, Hummel T, Hosemann W, Jacobs R, Jorissen M, Kjeldsen A, Landis BN, Lemmens W, Leunig A, Lund V, Mariën G, Mullol J, Onerci M, Palkonen S, Proano I, Prokopakis E, Ryan D, Riechelmann H, Sahlstrand‐Johnson P, Salmi‐Toppila S, Segboer C, Speleman K, Steinsvik A, Surda P, Tomazic P, Vanderveken O, Van Gerven L, Van Zele T, Verfaillie J, Verhaeghe B, Vierstraete K, Vlaminck S, Wagenmann M, Pugin B, Hellings PW. Real-life assessment of chronic rhinosinusitis patients using mobile technology: The mySinusitisCoach project by EUFOREA. Allergy 2020; 75:2867-2878. [PMID: 32424899 PMCID: PMC7687134 DOI: 10.1111/all.14408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with a substantial personal and socioeconomic burden. Monitoring of patient-reported outcomes by mobile technology offers the possibility to better understand real-life burden of CRS. METHODS This study reports on the cross-sectional evaluation of data of 626 users of mySinusitisCoach (mSC), a mobile application for CRS patients. Patient characteristics of mSC users were analysed as well as the level of disease control based on VAS global rhinosinusitis symptom score and adapted EPOS criteria. RESULTS The mSC cohort represents a heterogeneous group of CRS patients with a diverse pattern of major symptoms. Approximately half of patients reported nasal polyps. 47.3% of all CRS patients were uncontrolled based on evaluation of VAS global rhinosinusitis symptom score compared to 40.9% based on adapted EPOS criteria. The impact of CRS on sleep quality and daily life activities was significantly higher in uncontrolled versus well-controlled patients. Half of patients had a history of FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery) and reported lower symptom severity compared to patients without a history of FESS, except for patients with a history of more than 3 procedures. Patients with a history of FESS reported higher VAS levels for impaired smell. CONCLUSION Real-life data confirm the high disease burden in uncontrolled CRS patients, clearly impacting quality of life. Sinus surgery improves patient-reported outcomes, but not in patients with a history of more than 3 procedures. Mobile technology opens a new era of real-life monitoring, supporting the evolution of care towards precision medicine.
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Seys SF, Bousquet J, Bachert C, Fokkens WJ, Agache I, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Callebaut I, Cardel LO, Carrie S, Castelnuovo P, Cathcart R, Constantinidis J, Cools L, Cornet M, Clement G, de Sousa JC, Cox T, Doulaptsi M, Gevaert P, Hopkins C, Hox V, Hummel T, Hosemann W, Jacobs R, Jorissen M, Landis BN, Leunig A, Lund VJ, Mullol J, Onerci M, Palkonen S, Proano I, Prokopakis E, Ryan D, Riechelmann H, Saevels J, Segboer C, Speleman K, Steinsvik EA, Surda P, Tomazic PV, Vanderveken O, Van Gerven L, Van Zele T, Verhaeghe B, Vierstraete K, Vlaminck S, Wilkinson J, Williams S, Pugin B, Hellings PW. mySinusitisCoach: patient empowerment in chronic rhinosinusitis using mobile technology. Rhinology 2018; 56:209-215. [PMID: 29466477 DOI: 10.4193/rhin17.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Mobile health technology is emerging to take a prominent position in the management of chronic diseases. These technologies aim at enhancing patient empowerment via education and self-management. To date, of all the different apps available for patients with sinus disease, none were developed by medical experts dealing with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway diseases (EUFOREA) has undertaken a multi-stakeholder approach for designing, developing and implementing a tool to support CRS patients in monitoring their symptoms and to provide patients with a digital support platform containing reliable medical information about their disease and treatment options. mySinusitisCoach has been developed by medical experts dealing with CRS in close collaboration with patients, primary care physicians and community pharmacists, meeting the needs of both patients and health care providers. From a research perspective, the generation of real life data will help to validate clinical studies, patient stratification and improve understanding of the socio-economic impact of CRS, thereby paving the way for better treatment strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- S F Seys
- European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, University Hospital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France
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- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, Transylvania University, Brasov, Romania
| | - M Bernal-Sprekelsen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Clinic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of ENT Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ENT Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- ENT Department, Ospedale Di Circolo E Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy
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- ENT Department, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK
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- 2nd Academic ENT department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ENT Department, AZ Damiaan, Oostende, Belgium
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- Community Health, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, Univerity of Minho, Portugal
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- ENT Department, Jessa hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ghent University, Belgium
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- ENT Department, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Departement dOtorhinolaryngologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Belgium
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, ENT Department, Technische Universitat Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- ENT Department, University of Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital Sint-Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Unite de Rhinologie-Olfactologie, Service dOto-Rhino-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneve, Suisse
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- ENT Department, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany
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- UCL and Honorary Consultant ENT Surgeon, UCLH, UK
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- IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA), Brussels, Belgium
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- European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA), Brussels, Belgium
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- ENT Department, Jessa hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Allergy and Respiratory Research Group, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Universitatsklinik fur Hals- Nasen- Ohrenheilkunde Innsbruck, Austria
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- Association of Pharmacists in Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ENT Department, AZ Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of General ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- ENT Department, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ghent University, Belgium
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- ENT Department, Sint-Jozefskliniek, Izegem, Belgium
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- ENT Department, AZ Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium
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- Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
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- International Primary Care Respiratory Group, Aberdeen, UK
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- European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA), Brussels, Belgium
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- European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA), Brussels, Belgium
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