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Review
. 2019 Feb 2;19(1):6.
doi: 10.1007/s11882-019-0840-z.

Asthma and Allergy Mobile Apps in 2018

Steve Kagen  1 , Amy Garland  2
Affiliations
Review

Asthma and Allergy Mobile Apps in 2018

Steve Kagen et al. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: This paper offers a comprehensive review of interactive mobile allergy and asthma smartphone applications available within the USA in 2018, with an emphasis on interactive asthma apps.

Recent findings: Primary care and specialty clinicians interested in introducing digital health apps into their practices will soon have more choices, for Apple® and major electronic medical record software companies are investing heavily in the mobile medical marketplace, guaranteeing personal health information and access to care will always be immediately available in one's digital hand. Interactive mobile asthma applications are valuable assets for patients and caregivers alike, for they offer immediate communications between patients and those responsible for providing for their needs.

Keywords: Allergy; App; Asthma; Digital health; Mobile application; Outcome measures; Peak expiratory flow; Smartphone; Symptom score test; mHealth.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest

S. Kagen is the owner of the iPhone-based Sensitometer® test and KagenAir, LLC, an iOS, and Android-based rhinitis and asthma monitoring application with telemedicine features; A. Garland is employed by and manages The Kagen Allergy Clinic, S.C. and developed KagenAir and Sensitometer® test mobile apps.

Human and Animal Rights and Informed Consent

This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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Digital health stakeholders
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ROC curve: mobile asthma severity test vs. asthma control test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve confirming that the MAST® test and ACT® test are clinically equivalent (Kagen 2014)
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Hailie sensor
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Propeller sensor
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