Contribution of MASK-air® as a mHealth tool for digitally-enabled person-centred care in rhinitis and asthma

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024

Authors

Sousa-Pinto, B (Author) FMUP; Fonseca, J (Author) FMUP; Bousquet, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Vol. 34

Pages: 148-156

ISSN: 1018-9068

Publisher: Esmon Publicidad S.A.

Indexing

Scopus - 2 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-010-DVV

DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0994

Abstract (EN): <jats:p>In chronic diseases, mobile health apps may help to (i) improve clinical management and (ii) provide valuable real-world scientific evidence. In allergic rhinitis, a market research study has only identified four mHealth apps which were multilingual, resulted in scientific publications and displayed a comprehensive list of medications. Ot those, MASK-air® was the app with the highest number of scientific publications. MASK-air® has been launched in 2015 and is currently available in 30 countries, having collected data from more than 30,000 users. It comprises a daily monitoring questionnaire, allowing patients to register (i) their daily allergy symptoms by means of visual analogue scales, and (ii) their medication use. The achievements of MASK-air® include the development of two digital biomarkers for daily monitoring of rhinitis and asthma (combined symptom-medication score and electronic daily asthma control score). In addition, MASK-air® data have allowed to assess patients¿ behaviours, suggesting that patients do not follow guideline recommendations, but rather treat themselves (and often use co-medication) whenever feeling worse. Using MASK-air® data, it has also been possible to quantify the impact of allergic diseases in quality-of-life, school and work productivity. MASK-air® real-world data is being used as a source of evidence for the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma 2024 guidelines, in an innovative process of incorporation of mobile health data into guidelines. This review discusses the clinical and scientific contributions of MASK-air® for person-centred care of rhinitis and asthma, providing an illustrative example on the use of mobile health in chronic diseases.</jats:p>

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8