Miriam Cebey-López, Spain

Healthcare Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela Vaccines, Infections and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP)

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NEUMORISK: A MULTIPLATFORM APP TO ASSESS THE INDIVIDUAL RISK OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (ID 759)

Abstract

Background

Risk characterization of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in primary care and an adequate understanding of individual phenotypes could allow the implementation of specific preventive measures and individualized clinical interventions. Aim of the study was to develop an application that assesses the individual risk of suffering pneumonia.

Methods

This application is based on mathematical algorithms validated in a retrospective-observational-controlled study with >28,000 Spanish adult CAP (BMC InfectDis. 2016 Nov 7;16(1):645).

Results

25 lifestyle factors and comorbidities identified as risk factors related to CAP, stratified by age and sex, were analysed; allowing the development of a multiplatform application that identifies the individual risk of pneumonia. The user responds to 17 test questions, asked differently depending on the user profile (general population or health professional). The app provides as result a number expressing the odds ratio of suffering CAP compared to an age matched healthy subject. Additionally, the application provides you with a link to specific practical recommendations. More than 7300 people have use it.

Conclusions

A multiplatform application that assesses the individual risk of pneumonia was developed to raise the awareness of CAP and help clinicians identify patients at higher risk of pneumonia and to provide additional recommendations for prevention, including vaccination strategies against CAP.

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