A comparison of clinic and home spirometry as longtudinal outcomes in cystic fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to telehealth, including the use of home spirometry in cystic fibrosis. Evaluating the accuracy and precision of longitudinal home spirometry is a requisite for telehealth-based research. This secondary analysis of a CF study (eICE) evaluates whether there are cross-sectional or longitudinal differences between home and clinic spirometry.

Methods

Participants age ≥14 years with ppFEV₁>25 were recruited from 2011-2015, issued a home spirometer, and asked to complete spirometry efforts twice per week for one year. Clinic spirometry was collected at baseline and every three months. Cross-sectional differences between clinic spirometry and the closest home spirometry measurement were analyzed. Longitudina

SUBMITTER: Paynter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature