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Potential of Smart-Inhalers in Reducing Human and Economic Costs of Erroneous Inhaler Use

by Anton Grünfeld

Institution: KTH
Department: Biotechnology and Health (CBH)
Degree:
Year: 2022
Keywords: Unsupervised medical treatments; respiratory diseases; asthma; COPD; smart-devices; smart-inhaler; erroneous use; embedded systems; socio-economic effects; Oövervakad medicinsk behandling; lungsjukdomar; astma; KOL; smarta-apparater; smartinhalator; felak
Posted: 3/25/2025
Record ID: 2269525
Full text PDF: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-311463


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This thesis investigates the possibilities of increasing efficacy and general improvement of unsupervised medical treatments by implementing electronics and embedded systems (so-called smart devices) to allow the physician to monitor or track the treatment and adherence of the patient to it. The diseases in focus are respiratory: asthma and Chronic Obstructive lung [Pulmonary] Disease (COPD). This thesis will furthermore attempt to show that shortcomings in the current treatment of these diseases incur significant human costs by loss of quality of life for the patients and causes (avoidable) costs to health-care systems and societies on a macro-economic scale, both direct and indirect. It will find that the technology to create a smart-inhaler exists, and while not a panacea, it can address many of the identified issues with the current mode of treatment.This thesis was written in partnership with SHL Medical AB, and the author wishes to extend specialthanks to Plamen Balkandjiev and Mattias Myrman for their help, support, and patience. Detta examensarbete undersöker möjligheterna att öka effektiviteten samt allmänna förbättringar av oövervakad medicinsk behandling genom implementering av elektronik och inbyggda system (så kallade smarta-apparater) för att möjliggöra för läkare att övervaka eller följa behandlingen samt huruvida patienten fullföljer den eller ej. Sjukdomarna i fokus är astma och Kronisk Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom (KOL). Vidare kommer detta arbete försöka visa att tillkortakommanden i den befintliga behandlingen av sjukdomar inte bara medför signifikanta minskningar i livskvalitet för patienten utan även orsakar (icke oundvikliga) kostnader för sjukvårdssystem och samhällen på en makro-ekonomisk skala, indirekt såsom direkt. Den kommer även visa att tekniken som krävs för att skapa en smartinhalator existerar, och medans denna inte är en panacé kan den likväl åtgärda många av de identifierade problemen med den befintliga behandlingsmetoden.Detta exmanensarbete skrevs i samarbete med SHL Medical AB och dess författare önskar utsträckaett särskilt tack till Plamen Balkandjiev och Mattias Myrman för deras hjälp, stöd och tålamod.

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