Over recent years smartphones have become a fundamental component of our daily lives and they are starting to emerge as the center of personalized health management. In addition to the fast communication with healthcare professions and the easy access to medical information on the internet, smartphones currently offer a plethora of specialized health oriented applications. …
The online magazine Evolving Science presents the very latest scientific research and forefront of engineering & technological discoveries from the world’s leading universities, research organizations and industry. In August an article about myAirCoach and its mission of enabling self-management of asthma through mobile technology was released. The article looks at the major novelties in the …
MyAirCoach is in a crucial stage and all partners are intensifying their efforts to deliver the innovative mHealth tool that will improve the quality of life of people with asthma. To update on all evolutions and plan the next steps, the consortium has met in Athens on June 6th and 7th. While data collection campaigns …
In a recent video publication of the European Respiratory Society, distinguished medical researchers discuss the current difficulties and challenges in the misdiagnosis of asthma and focus specifically on the case of severe asthma as it relates to comorbidities and symptoms that significantly affect the quality of life of patients. The MyAirCoach project is aiming to …
I: ‘Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on mHealth for asthma self-management: a mixed methods research study to develop a user-centred system’. European Respiratory Journal, 2nd May 2017 (Link) II: Giuseppe de Carlo from the European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations and Erika Kennington from Asthma UK are the two myAirCoach partners …
MyAirCoach project reached Final Round of the Innovation Radar Prize 2016, a competition promoted by the European Commission to identify high potential innovations and innovators in EU-funded research and innovation ICT projects. The smart inhaler that will support patients with asthma in the self-management of their disease, was selected by the European Commission for competing …
Over recent years smartphones have become a fundamental component of our daily lives and they are starting to emerge as the center of personalized health management. In addition to the fast communication with healthcare professions and the easy access to medical information on the internet, smartphones currently offer a plethora of specialized health oriented applications. …
The wave of digital health is continuously growing and promises to transform the experience of patients, redefining their role as empowered actors of the healthcare processes rather than passive receivers of medical help. Chronic diseases are in the center of these developments as they require the continuous and active involvement of not only healthcare professionals …
Please find here the first annual newsletter of the MyAirCoach project. MyAirCoach newsletter will serve as a fully accessible communication tool for the dissemination of important project news and the description of future steps. The first issue focuses on the ongoing project activities and particularly on the strategy of the consortium for the involvement of …
The Asthma Health project has been released alongside Apple’s ResearchKit and aims at the creation of an innovative mobile phone application designed to facilitate asthma patient education and self-monitoring. In a recent development the Asthma Health project has been announced to expand in the United Kingdom and Ireland, taking an important step towards the promotion …