Shorter time to clinical decision in work-related asthma using a digital tool

Anders Bjerg; Henrik Ljungberg; Katrin Dierschke; Else Åkerberg-Krook; Ulla B K Andersson; Anna-Carin Olin; Elisabeth Lindberg; Ximing Yuan; Jonathan Lyström; Robert Wålinder; Susanne Victor; Martin Andersson; Helén Bertilsson; Anna Carleborg; Björn Nordlund

doi:10.1183/23120541.00259-2020

Shorter time to clinical decision in work-related asthma using a digital tool

ERJ Open Res. 2020 Sep 14;6(3):00259-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00259-2020. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Anders Bjerg^{1

2}, Henrik Ljungberg^{1

3

4}, Katrin Dierschke⁵, Else Åkerberg-Krook⁵, Ulla B K Andersson⁵, Anna-Carin Olin⁶, Elisabeth Lindberg⁷, Ximing Yuan⁷, Jonathan Lyström⁸, Robert Wålinder⁹, Susanne Victor⁹, Martin Andersson¹⁰, Helén Bertilsson¹⁰, Anna Carleborg^{1

4}, Björn Nordlund^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
² Martina Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Lung-Allergy Dept at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ MediTtuner AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁵ Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Skåne, Kristianstad, Sweden.
⁶ Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁷ Occupational and Environmental Medicine Centre, Dept of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
⁸ Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Stockholm, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁹ Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
¹⁰ Dept of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umea, Sweden.

Abstract

PEF curves are a useful but cumbersome tool in diagnosing work-related asthma. Using a digital spirometer and smartphone app, time to clinical decision could be shortened by 6-7 weeks. Physician's time spent analysing PEF data is also shortened. https://bit.ly/3d5SY78.