Remote Monitoring Is Associated With Less Routine and Emergency Care in Pediatric Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is need for real-life, long-term and large-scale multicentre studies on remote monitoring (RM) in respiratory care to determine its true potential for daily practice. We aimed to analyze the effect of RM with digital action plans on healthcare utilization in long-term pediatric asthma care.

Methods

This was a cohort study in six Dutch pediatric asthma clinics from 2017 until 2023 using healthcare utilization and RM data. Children aged 6-18 years with ≥ 2 years follow-up were included. Differences in median number of outpatient visits between the RM and regular care groups were assessed. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated for emergency visits and hospitalizations. Interrupted time series analysis was used to evaluate changes in number of outpatient

SUBMITTER: Oppelaar MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670354 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature