Lay summary
This research activity aims to establish a collaboration to identify precursor mechanics to asthma attacks and trends in severity to inform preventative treatment management. Prior work by the University of Canterbury team has developed a home-use clinical tool to analyse patient-specific mechanical lung function. Prior work from the University of Auckland team has identified risk factors and frameworks for testing prediction methods, and as well as experience with asthma treatment methods and protocols. This proposed research activity aims to form a collaboration between these two groups and develop a plan for feasibility testing, alongside how new testing could inform asthma treatment, what would be required to improve current care protocols, how technology can be integrated into digital healthcare systems and platforms, and how this can improve equity in asthma management.