Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019

Authors

Menditto, E (Author) Other; Costa, E (Author) FFUP; Midão, L (Author) Other; Bosnic Anticevich, S (Author) Other; Novellino, E (Author) Other; Bialek, S (Author) Other; Briedis, V (Author) Other; Mair, A (Author) Other; Rajabian Soderlund, R (Author) Other; Arnavielhe, S (Author) Other; Bedbrook, A (Author) Other; Czarlewski, W (Author) Other; Annesi Maesano, I (Author) Other; Anto, JM (Author) Other; Devillier, P (Author) Other; De Vries, G (Author) Other; Keil, T (Author) Other; Sheikh, A (Author) Other; Orlando, V (Author) Other; Larenas Linnemann, D (Author) Other; Cecchi, L (Author) Other; De Feo, G (Author) Other; Illario, M (Author) Other; Stellato, C (Author) Other; Fonseca, J (Author) FMUP; Malva, J (Author) Other; Morais Almeida, M (Author) Other; Pereira, AM (Author) FMUP; Todo Bom, AM (Author) Other; Kvedariene, V (Author) Other; Valiulis, A (Author) Other; Bergmann, KC (Author) Other; Klimek, L (Author) Other; Mösges, R (Author) Other; Pfaar, O (Author) Other; Zuberbier, T (Author) Other; Cardona, V (Author) Other; Mullol, J (Author) Other; Papadopoulos, NG (Author) Other; Prokopakis, EP (Author) Other; Bewick, M (Author) Other; Ryan, D (Author) Other; Roller Wirnsberger, RE (Author) Other; Tomazic, PV (Author) Other; Cruz, AA (Author) Other; Kuna, P (Author) Other; Samolinski, B (Author) Other; Fokkens, WJ (Author) Other; Reitsma, S (Author) Other; Bosse, I (Author) Other; Fontaine, JF (Author) Other; Laune, D (Author) Other; Haahtela, T (Author) Other; Toppila Salmi, S (Author) Other; Bachert, C (Author) Other; Hellings, PW (Author) Other; Melén, E (Author) Other; Wickman, M (Author) Other; Bindslev Jensen, C (Author) Other; Eller, E (Author) Other; O'Hehir, RE (Author) Other; Cingi, C (Author) Other; Gemicio¿lu, B (Author) Other; Kalayci, O (Author) Other; Ivancevich, JC (Author) Other; Bousquet, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Vol. 49

Pages: 442-460

ISSN: 0954-7894

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-00Q-C8Z

DOI: 10.1111/cea.13333

Abstract (EN): Background: Mobile technology may help to better understand the adherence to treatment. MASK-rhinitis (Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) is a patient-centred ICT system. A mobile phone app (the Allergy Diary) central to MASK is available in 22 countries. Objectives: To assess the adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis patients using the Allergy Diary App. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on all users who filled in the Allergy Diary from 1 January 2016 to 1 August 2017. Secondary adherence was assessed by using the modified Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) and the Proportion of days covered (PDC) approach. Results: A total of 12143 users were registered. A total of 6949 users reported at least one VAS data recording. Among them, 1887 users reported >= 7 VAS data. About 1195 subjects were included in the analysis of adherence. One hundred and thirty-six (11.28%) users were adherent (MPR >= 70% and PDC <= 1.25), 51 (4.23%) were partly adherent (MPR >= 70% and PDC = 1.50) and 176 (14.60%) were switchers. On the other hand, 832 (69.05%) users were non-adherent to medications (MPR <70%). Of those, the largest group was non-adherent to medications and the time interval was increased in 442 (36.68%) users. Conclusion and clinical relevance: Adherence to treatment is low. The relative efficacy of continuous vs on-demand treatment for allergic rhinitis symptoms is still a matter of debate. This study shows an approach for measuring retrospective adherence based on a mobile app. This also represents a novel approach for analysing medication-taking behaviour in a real-world setting.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Dissemination

No. of pages: 19