From: Impact of a digital web-based asthma platform, a real-life study
Before registration (per person-years) | During follow-up (per person-years) | ||||||
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Inactive users Mean (SE) | Active users Mean (SE) | IRR (95% CI) | Inactive users Mean (SE) | Active users Mean (SE) | IRR (95% CI) | ||
OCS courses | 1.12 (0.25) | 2.06 (0.18) | 1.84 (1.14 to 2.96) p = 0.012 | 0.58 (0.20) | 1.61 (0.20) | 2.80 (1.38 to 5.80) p = 0.004 | |
Antimicrobial courses | 0.43 (0.13) | 0.79 (0.14) | 1.83 (0.92 to 3.65) p = 0.081 | 0.20 (0.15) | 0.69 (0.11) | 3.40 (0.79 to 14.63) p = 0.10 | |
Emergency room visits | 0.09 (0.05) | 0.29 (0.08) | 3.40 (1.04 to 11.12) p = 0.043 | 0.09 (0.06) | 0.16 (0.07) | 1.83 (0.35 to 9.54) p = 0.47 | |
Hospitalizations | 0.09 (0.05) | 0.13 (0.05) | 1.47 (0.39 to 5.49) p = 0.57 | 0.03 (0.03) | 0.07 (0.05) | 2.56 (0.26 to 25.72) p = 0.42 | |
Exacerbations | 1.18 (0.26) | 2.08 (0.17) | 1.76 (1.11 to 2.79) p = 0.016 | 0.58 (0.17) | 1.67 (0.19) | 2.89 (1.56 to 5.38) p < 0.001 | |
Total number of exacerbation events (sum of OCS and antimicrobial courses, hospitalizations, and emergency room visits) | 1.72 (0.36) | 3.28 (0.33) | 1.90 (1.21 to 3.00) p = 0.006 | 0.89 (0.37) | 2.56 (0.32) | 2.86 (1.24 to 6.62) p = 0.014 | |
Health care visits | 2.47 (0.24) | 2.82 (0.17) | 1.14 (0.92 to 1.43) p = 0.24 | 2.63 (0.21) | 2.38 (0.13) | 1.01 (0.82 to 1.23) p = 0.96 |