eprintid: 10205574 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/20/55/74 datestamp: 2025-03-04 12:50:03 lastmod: 2025-03-04 12:50:03 status_changed: 2025-03-04 12:50:03 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Althobiani, Malik A creators_name: Russell, Anne-Marie creators_name: Jacob, Joseph creators_name: Ranjan, Yatharth creators_name: Ahmad, Rami creators_name: Folarin, Amos A creators_name: Hurst, John R creators_name: Porter, Joanna C title: The role of digital health in respiratory diseases management: a narrative review of recent literature ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C10 divisions: D17 divisions: K71 keywords: Telehealth, digital health, mobile health (mHealth), interstitial lung diease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory disease, artificial intelligence, spirometry note: © 2025 Althobiani, Russell, Jacob, Ranjan, Ahmad, Folarin, Hurst and Porter. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. abstract: This review provides a detailed overview of how digital health can be utilized in the management of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). ILD encompasses a diverse range of lung disorders characterized by inflammation and scarring of lung tissue, leading to restrictive lung physiology and impaired gas exchange, with symptoms including progressive dyspnoea, cough, and hypoxia. COPD which ranks as the third leading cause of death globally, is characterized by chronic lung inflammation causing irreversible airflow obstruction, recurrent exacerbations. While recent advances in digital health have shown promise, predicting disease progression in patients with ILD and exacerbation in patients with COPD remains challenging. This review explores the role of digital health in managing ILD and COPD, particularly focusing on telehealth and digital health technologies. Telehealth, defined broadly as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies in healthcare, has become increasingly relevant, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review examines the role of digital health technologies in the management of ILD and COPD, with particular focus on telemedicine, and digital health tools. Remote monitoring technologies, including home spirometry and wearable devices, have demonstrated feasibility in managing respiratory diseases. However, challenges such as evidence, data reliability, varying adherence, education, and the high costs of data collection and lack of qualified clinicians present barriers for many national health systems. date: 2025-02-26 date_type: published publisher: Frontiers Media SA official_url: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1361667 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2365879 doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1361667 lyricists_name: Jacob, Joseph lyricists_id: JJACO76 actors_name: Jacob, Joseph actors_id: JJACO76 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Frontiers in Medicine volume: 12 article_number: 1361667 issn: 2296-858X citation: Althobiani, Malik A; Russell, Anne-Marie; Jacob, Joseph; Ranjan, Yatharth; Ahmad, Rami; Folarin, Amos A; Hurst, John R; Althobiani, Malik A; Russell, Anne-Marie; Jacob, Joseph; Ranjan, Yatharth; Ahmad, Rami; Folarin, Amos A; Hurst, John R; Porter, Joanna C; - view fewer <#> (2025) The role of digital health in respiratory diseases management: a narrative review of recent literature. Frontiers in Medicine , 12 , Article 1361667. 10.3389/fmed.2025.1361667 <https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1361667>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10205574/1/fmed-1-1361667.pdf