The pros and cons that are related to the clinician
| Clinician-related pros | Clinician-related cons |
|---|---|
| ▸ An accurate record of adherence for clinicians/nurses/general practitioners to use in auditing and review | ▸ Concerns over the time and workload this would add to the consultation process |
| ▸ For identifying patterns of inhaler use, for example, days, times, school, holidays, etc | ▸ Whose responsibility is downloading, processing and interpreting the data and discussing with patients? |
| ▸ Aiding discussions between the clinician and the patient, for example, visual evidence | ▸ Data overload |
| ▸ Relating an accurate record of a patient's inhaler use to their health outcomes and asthma control | ▸ Added cost/time/workload of training clinicians and staff on how to use device, how to teach patients and how to interpret results |
| ▸ More informed decision-making for clinicians | ▸ Over-reliance on data—also need to determine reasons for non-adherence |
| ▸ GPS would be beneficial in identifying triggers for a patient's asthma, for example, pollen, pollution | |
| ▸ Helpful for identifying dose dumping | |
| ▸ Useful data for emergency situations |