Abstract

ALMEIDA, Ana et al. FRASIS - Respiratory function monitoring in asthma using embedded smartphone sensors. Rev Port Imunoalergologia [online]. 2018, vol.26, n.4, pp.273-283. ISSN 0871-9721.

The FRASIS project aims to develop, integrate and validate a set of information and communication technologies (ICT) of mobile health (mHealth) for remote monitoring of respiratory function in asthma, using only the smartphone and their embedded sensors. Current tools for asthma self-monitoring and self-managing are complex, unattractive, not individualized and require laborious analysis by health professionals, discouraging their use in healthcare. There is an opportunity for cost-effectiv and easy-to-disseminate advanced technological solutions directed to patients and attractive to the different stakeholders. The strategy of FRASIS is to develop and integrate self-monitoring and self-managing tools, making use of the smartphones presence in everyday life and their future integration with environmental sensors in smart cities. It is expected that FRASIS results may have a large impact on the innovation of asthma care, with increased patient empowerment, providing quality prospective information for better clinical decisions and making healthcare more efficient and sustainable.

Keywords : Self-monitoring; self-managing; mobile applications; asthma.

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