Technological and digital innovations in improving adherence to asthma medication therapy

This article aims to explore the technological and digital innovations developed with the purpose of advancing adherence in asthma patients. The focus is on the inhalers and their digital innovations as well as fully digital adherence-supporting technologies. A literature search in the PubMed database was performed. Out of 184 identified studies, 39 articles were left for the analysis. All technological improvements are nowadays registered as electronic medical devices. Technological improvements are connected with the inhaler and target the inhalation technique and performance. The influence on adherence is made through recording doses, improving medication delivery through proper inhalation, measuring the date and time of medicine administration, etc. Fully digital innovations provide more opportunities to improve patients' adherence through the possibility to directly influence therapy, build databases with treatment outcomes, engage psychologically and emotionally, consult virtually, etc. Technological and digital improvements in asthma medication adherence provide innovative options to improve the therapy.