Impact of eHealth in Allergic Diseases and Allergic Patients.

Impact of eHealth in Allergic Diseases and Allergic Patients.

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2018 Nov 20;:0

Authors: Alvarez-Perea A, Sánchez-García S, Muñoz Cano R, Antolín-Amérigo D, Tsilochristou O, Stukus DR

Abstract
The emergence of new technology grants allergists and patients the opportunity to compile data and receive feedback regarding key symptoms, risk behaviour and/or management. The term "eHealth" refers to a diverse group of tools that use computerized technologies to improve efficacy and efficiency of the health care industry. eHealth comprises a variety of technologies, such as the use of mobile devices (mHealth) in medical care, including electronic diaries, wearable sensors or adherence monitoring; health informatics (e.g. electronic health records, computerized physician order entry, clinical decision support); telemedicine, which is the use of information and communication technologies for the management of diseases and medical education; social media platforms, and the analysis of information acquired through these platforms using "big data" technologies. In this review, we summarize the evidence surrounding use of eHealth technology and relevance to allergic conditions.

PMID: 30457105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]