革新的なデジタルツールで肺機能の経時的モニタリングが可能に(Innovative digital tool enables monitoring of lung function over time)

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2024-03-13 カロリンスカ研究所(KI)

革新的なデジタルツールで肺機能の経時的モニタリングが可能に(Innovative digital tool enables monitoring of lung function over time)Illustration: Getty Images.

「Lung Function Tracker」という新しいアプリケーションが開発され、医療従事者が肺の発達を定期的にチェックできるようになった。このアプリは、スウェーデン、スペイン、英国、オーストラリアの研究者が協力して開発され、肺機能を測定し個人のデータを入力すると、肺機能が予想値とどのように関連するかを示すグラフを作成する。利用は無料で、ユーザーフレンドリーである。

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肺機能軌跡:臨床診療における関連性と実装 Lung-function trajectories: relevance and implementation in clinical practice

Prof Erik Melén, MD;Prof Rosa Faner, PhD;James P Allinson, MD;Dinh Bui, PhD;Prof Andrew Bush, MD;Prof Adnan Custovic, MD;et al.
The Lancet  Published:March 12, 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00016-3

Summary

Lung development starts in utero and continues during childhood through to adolescence, reaching its peak in early adulthood. This growth is followed by gradual decline due to physiological lung ageing. Lung-function development can be altered by several host and environmental factors during the life course. As a result, a range of lung-function trajectories exist in the population. Below average trajectories are associated with respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health comorbidities, as well as with premature death. This Review presents progressive research into lung-function trajectories and assists the implementation of this knowledge in clinical practice as an innovative approach to detect poor lung health early, monitor respiratory disease progression, and promote lung health. Specifically, we propose that, similar to paediatric height and weight charts used globally to monitor children’s growth, lung-function charts could be used for both children and adults to monitor lung health status across the life course. To achieve this proposal, we introduce our free online Lung Function Tracker tool. Finally, we discuss challenges and opportunities for effective implementation of the trajectory concept at population level and outline an agenda for crucial research needed to support such implementation.

医療・健康
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