Publications by authors named "Marta Alexandra Martins Ferreira"
Clin Exp Allergy
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Digital health interventions, like remote symptom monitoring, could potentially lessen the economic impact of asthma and COPD, but their cost-effectiveness is uncertain, prompting a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate this.
- The review included 35 RCTs, focusing on four types of digital interventions (electronic diaries, real-time monitoring, teleconsultations, and others), with mixed economic outcomes; most supported the cost-effectiveness of real-time monitoring and teleconsultations.
- The full economic analyses showed a wide range of incremental cost-effectiveness ratios, while partial analyses highlighted cost differences between groups, with many low-bias studies indicating digital interventions were economically beneficial.
