Remote monitoring of the course of bronchial asthma in children

Abstract

   Aim: to evaluate the eff ectiveness and satisfaction of patients with bronchial asthma (BA) using the remote monitoring software product “ASTMATEST”.   Materials and methods. A specialized website “ASTMATEST” — ww.asthmatest.ru was developed for conducting remote and timely telemonitoring of the health status of patients with verifi ed BA. An open prospective comparative study was conducted at the pediatric department of the City Children’s Clinical Hospital in Ufa from November 2022 till April 2023. The study included 2 groups of patients, similar in age and demographic indicators: the main group consisted of 38 (57.8 %) children whose parents agreed to use the information system of the website “ASTMATEST” in combination with its traditional methods, the control group included 34 (43.2 %) children whose parents refused to use the software product due to various reasons. The effectiveness of remote monitoring was analyzed by comparing the morning and evening peak flow meter readings, symptom control report data. Satisfaction with the work and use of the remote monitoring technology of the website “ASTMATEST” by patients with BA and their parents was assessed through a sociological survey using questionnaires.   Results. In the main study group, the proportion of patients with severe BA decreased to 18.42 % due to an increase in the proportion of patients with mild (up to 34.21 %) and moderate (47.37 %) severity of BA. In the control group, the proportion of patients with mild BA decreased to 40.74 %, due to an increase in the proportion of patients with moderate (up to 44.44 %) and severe (14.82 %) severity.   Conclusion. During the survey of patients in the main group using a specially designed questionnaire, it was found that the majority of patients and their parents/legal representatives are willing to continue using the developed software product to assess the level of disease control and adherence to doctor’s recommendations and prescriptions.