Open AccessUse of electronic patient diaries supports diagnosis of food allergy and diet management
Author(s) -
ArensVolland Andreas,
Feidert Frank,
Herbst Ralf,
Mösges Ralph,
Rösch Norbert
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-1-s1-o38
Subject(s) - medicine , food allergy , allergy , electronic medical record , medical record , pediatrics , family medicine , immunology
Methods A Smartphone based Personal Allergy Assistant (PAA) allows patients to keep an electronic patient diary by scanning the barcode of the consumed food products. A catalogue of predefined symptoms as well as their medically justifiable time window during which a symptom can manifest itself after the ingestion has been defined. An Electronic Patient Record for Allergies (EPRA) stores results from patient investigations with allergy specific medical knowledge, provided by allergy experts (e.g. cross allergies, seasonal effects, pollen associated FA). Data on the PAA is regularly synchronised with the electronic patient record and the food database. Diaries are evaluated by emphasising the association between food intake and occurred symptoms in order to calculate the relative risk (RR) of a specific food product or nutrition.