The digital asthma patient: the history and future of inhaler based health monitoring devices

D Kikidis, V Konstantinos, D Tzovaras… - Journal of aerosol …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
The wave of digital health is continuously growing and promises to transform healthcare and
optimize the patients' experience. Asthma is in the center of these digital developments, as it …

Advances in audio-based systems to monitor patient adherence and inhaler drug delivery

TE Taylor, Y Zigel, C De Looze, I Sulaiman… - Chest, 2018 - Elsevier
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have asthma and COPD. Current medications to
control these chronic respiratory diseases can be administered using inhaler devices, such …

Personalized biofeedback on inhaler adherence and technique by community pharmacists: a cluster randomized clinical trial

S O'Dwyer, G Greene, E MacHale, B Cushen… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Guidelines recommend that patients treated with inhalers receive adherence
counseling and device training. Digital technologies that assess both inhaler adherence and …

Irregular and ineffective: a quantitative observational study of the time and technique of inhaler use

I Sulaiman, J Seheult, E MacHale, S D'Arcy… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Cross-sectional observational studies suggest that between 50% and 60% of
patients misuse a dry powder inhaler, whereas studies with electronic monitors indicate that …

A protocol for a randomised clinical trial of the effect of providing feedback on inhaler technique and adherence from an electronic device in patients with poorly …

I Sulaiman, E Mac Hale, M Holmes, C Hughes… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction In clinical practice, it is difficult to distinguish between patients with refractory
asthma from those with poorly controlled asthma, where symptoms persist due to poor …

An mHealth system for monitoring medication adherence in obstructive respiratory diseases using content based audio classification

S Nousias, AS Lalos, G Arvanitis, K Moustakas… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are obstructive respiratory diseases that
affect negatively the quality of life for patients and their families worldwide. Despite the …

Recognition of breathing activity and medication adherence using LSTM neural networks

D Pettas, S Nousias, EI Zacharaki… - 2019 IEEE 19th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Obstructive inflammatory pulmonary diseases are life-long conditions of the airways
affecting millions worldwide. A crucial step towards effective self-management is the …

Monitoring asthma medication adherence through content based audio classification

S Nousias, J Lakoumentas, A Lalos… - … symposium series on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma, are very common around the world and have
been shown to have a significant effect on the quality of life of patients. A crucial component …

An inhalation device with inertial measurement unit for monitoring inhaler technique

S Takano, T Shimono, K Masaki… - IEEE/ASME …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inhalers are commonly used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Regular and correct usage of inhalers is necessary for effective use. However …

Deep CNN sparse coding for real time inhaler sounds classification

V Ntalianis, ND Fakotakis, S Nousias, AS Lalos… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Effective management of chronic constrictive pulmonary conditions lies in proper and timely
administration of medication. As a series of studies indicates, medication adherence can …