Background Asthma is a frequent chronic respiratory disease in both children and adults.
However, few data on asthma prevalence are available in Portugal. The Portuguese National …

Objective The best combination of questions to define asthma in epidemiological asthma
studies is not known. We summarized the operational definitions of asthma used in prevalence …

Background The influence of media coverage on web-based searches may hinder the role
of Google Trends (GT) in monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Objective The aim of …

Background Validated combined symptom‐medication scores (CSMSs) are needed to
investigate the effects of allergic rhinitis treatments. This study aimed to use real‐life data from the …

Background Patients reporting drug allergy are treated with second-line therapies, with
possible negative clinical and health consequences. Objective To assess the prevalence of self-…

Background MASK‐air® is an app that supports allergic rhinitis patients in disease control.
Users register daily allergy symptoms and their impact on activities using visual analog …

Background The analysis of mobile health (mHealth) data has generated innovative
insights into improving allergic rhinitis control, but additive information is needed. A cross‐sectional …

Background Having a penicillin allergy label associates with a higher risk for antibiotic
resistance and increased health care use. Objective We sought to assess the accuracy of skin …

Background Having a penicillin allergy label is associated with the use of less appropriate
and more expensive antibiotics and increased healthcare utilization. Penicillin allergy testing …

Background: Poor medication adherence is a major challenge in asthma, and objective
assessment of inhaler adherence is needed. The InspirerMundi app aims to monitor adherence …