Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD ) patients benefit from a digital health app that allows users to report symptoms of the disorder , according to a two year clinical study by the National Lung Institute . Patients that used the application to report their daily symptoms experienced " fewer and less severe health related symptoms " following same - day consultation with an expert . The study failed to enrol sufficient numbers of patients to demonstrate a statistically significant clinical benefit , although the results trended in that direction .
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients benefit from a digital health application that allows users to report symptoms of the disorder, according to a two year clinical study by the Temple Lung Centre. Patients that used the application to report their daily symptoms experienced "fewer and less severe COPD exacerbation symptoms" following same-day consultation with an expert. The study failed to enrol sufficient numbers of patients to demonstrate a statistically significant mortality benefit, although the results trended in that direction.