Pilot study of home-based monitoring for early prediction of acute exacerbations in patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the potential of home monitoring using a monitoring application for the early prediction of acute exacerbations (AEs) in patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (F-ILDs) by tracking symptoms, peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO₂), and heart rate (HR). Data on symptoms, SpO₂, and HR before and after a 1-min sit-to-stand test (1STST) were collected using an online home monitoring application. Symptoms were recorded at least 3 times a week, including cough intensity and frequency (Cough Assessment Test scale (COAT) score), breathlessness grade (modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) score), and SpO₂ and HR before and after 1STST. Eighty-five patients with stable F-ILDs were enrolled. We observed a significant increas

SUBMITTER: Fu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11387483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature