Aziz Sheikh
Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study
Sheikh, Aziz; De Vries, Govert; Anto, Josep M.; Annesi?Maesano, Isabella; Wickman, Magnus; Hellings, Peter W.; Kuna, Piotr; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Zuberbier, Torsten; Pfaar, Oliver; Bergmann, Karl Christian; Kvedariene, Violeta; Todo?Bom, Ana Maria; Morais?Almeida, Mario; De Feo, Giulia; Bousquet, Jean; Ivancevich, Juan Carlos; Kalayci, Omer; Gemicio?lu, Bilun; Cingi, Cemal; O'Hehir, Robyn E.; Eller, Esben; Bindslev?Jensen, Carsten; Mel?n, Erik; Bachert, Claus; Toppila?Salmi, Sanna; Haahtela, Tari; Laune, Daniel; Fontaine, Jean?Fran?ois; Bosse, Isabelle; Reitsma, Sietze; Fokkens, Wytske J.; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Tomazic, Peter Valentin; Roller?Wirnsberger, Regina E.; Ryan, Dermot; Bewick, Mike; Prokopakis, Emmanuel P.; Papadopoulos, Nikos G.; Mullol, Joaquim; Cardona, Vicky; M?sges, Ralph; Klimek, Ludger; Valiulis, Arunas; Pereira, Ana Maria; Malva, Joao; Fonseca, Joao; Stellato, Cristiana; Illario, M.; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Larenas?Linnemann, D?sir?e; Orlando, Valentina; Keil, Thomas; Devillier,...
Authors
Govert De Vries
Josep M. Anto
Isabella Annesi?Maesano
Magnus Wickman
Peter W. Hellings
Piotr Kuna
Alvaro A. Cruz
Torsten Zuberbier
Oliver Pfaar
Karl Christian Bergmann
Violeta Kvedariene
Ana Maria Todo?Bom
Mario Morais?Almeida
Giulia De Feo
Jean Bousquet
Juan Carlos Ivancevich
Omer Kalayci
Bilun Gemicio?lu
Cemal Cingi
Robyn E. O'Hehir
Esben Eller
Carsten Bindslev?Jensen
Erik Mel�n
Claus Bachert
Sanna Toppila?Salmi
Tari Haahtela
Daniel Laune
Jean?Fran�ois Fontaine
Isabelle Bosse
Sietze Reitsma
Wytske J. Fokkens
Boleslaw Samolinski
Peter Valentin Tomazic
Regina E. Roller?Wirnsberger
Dermot Ryan
Mike Bewick
Emmanuel P. Prokopakis
Nikos G. Papadopoulos
Joaquim Mullol
Vicky Cardona
Ralph M�sges
Ludger Klimek
Arunas Valiulis
Ana Maria Pereira
Joao Malva
Joao Fonseca
Cristiana Stellato
M. Illario
Lorenzo Cecchi
D�sir�e Larenas?Linnemann
Valentina Orlando
Thomas Keil
Philippe Devillier
Wienczyslawa Czarlewski
Anna Bedbrook
Sylvie Arnavielhe
Rojin Rajabian?Soderlund
Dr Alpana Mair A.Mair@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Vitalis Briedis
Slawomir Bialek
Ettore Novellino
Sinthia Bosnic?Anticevich
Luis Mid�o
Elisio Costa
Enrica Menditto
Abstract
Background
Mobile technology may help to better understand the adherence to treatment. MASK‐rhinitis (Mobile Airways Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) is a patient‐centred ICT system. A mobile phone app (the Allergy Diary) central to MASK is available in 22 countries.
Objectives
To assess the adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis patients using the Allergy Diary App.
Methods
An observational cross‐sectional study was carried out on all users who filled in the Allergy Diary from 1 January 2016 to 1 August 2017. Secondary adherence was assessed by using the modified Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) and the Proportion of days covered (PDC) approach.
Results
A total of 12 143 users were registered. A total of 6 949 users reported at least one VAS data recording. Among them, 1 887 users reported ≥7 VAS data. About 1 195 subjects were included in the analysis of adherence. One hundred and thirty‐six (11.28%) users were adherent (MPR ≥70% and PDC ≤1.25), 51 (4.23%) were partly adherent (MPR ≥70% and PDC = 1.50) and 176 (14.60%) were switchers. On the other hand, 832 (69.05%) users were non‐adherent to medications (MPR <70%). Of those, the largest group was non‐adherent to medications and the time interval was increased in 442 (36.68%) users.
Conclusion and clinical relevance
Adherence to treatment is low. The relative efficacy of continuous vs on‐demand treatment for allergic rhinitis symptoms is still a matter of debate. This study shows an approach for measuring retrospective adherence based on a mobile app. This also represents a novel approach for analysing medication‐taking behaviour in a real‐world setting.
Citation
Sheikh, A., De Vries, G., Anto, J. M., Annesi‐Maesano, I., Wickman, M., Hellings, P. W., Kuna, P., Cruz, A. A., Zuberbier, T., Pfaar, O., Bergmann, K. C., Kvedariene, V., Todo‐Bom, A. M., Morais‐Almeida, M., De Feo, G., Bousquet, J., Ivancevich, J. C., Kalayci, O., Gemicioğlu, B., Cingi, C., …Menditto, E. (2019). Adherence to treatment in allergic rhinitis using mobile technology. The MASK Study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 49(4), 442-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13333
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 7, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 12, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019-04 |
Deposit Date | May 3, 2021 |
Journal | Clinical & Experimental Allergy |
Print ISSN | 0954-7894 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2222 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 442-460 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13333 |
Keywords | adherence; mHealth; mobile technology observational study; rhinitis; treatment |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2768555 |
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