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

Clin. Exp. Allergy 49, 442-460 (2019)
Postprint DOI PMC
Open Access Green
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.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Adherence ; Mhealth ; Mobile Technology ; Observational Study ; Rhinitis ; Treatment; Controller Medication; K-anonymity; Asthma; Persistence; Validation; Therapy; Disease; Trial
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0954-7894
e-ISSN 1365-2222
Journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy
Quellenangaben Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 442-460 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Wiley
Publishing Place 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, Nj Usa
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute for Allergy Research (IAF)