The utility of handheld mobile spirometer technology in a resourceconstrained setting
| Autor: | E du Plessis, F Swart, D Maree, J Heydenreich, J van Heerden, T Esterhuizen, E Irusen, C Koegelenberg |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal, Vol 109, Iss 4, Pp 219-222 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 0256-9574 |
| DOI: | 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i4.13845 |
| Popis: | Background. Mobile phone-linked spirometry technology has been designed specifically for evaluating lung function at primary care level. The Air-Smart Spirometer is the first mobile spirometer accepted in Europe for the screening of patients with chronic respiratory diseases.Objectives. To prospectively assess the accuracy of the device in measuring forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in a South African population, and to investigate the ability of the device to detect obstructive ventilatory impairment.Methods. A total of 200 participants were randomly assigned to perform spirometry with either the mobile spirometer connected to a smartphone or the desktop spirometer first, followed by the other. The FEV1/FVC ratio as well as the absolute FEV1 and FVC measurements were compared, using each participant as their own control. A Pearson correlation and Bland-Altman analysis were performed to measure the agreement between the two devices. We defined obstructive ventilatory impairment as FEV1/FVC |
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