Poster Presentation
American Cough Conference 2023
Objective monitoring detects more patients with coughs than monitoring tools based on patient self-reported symptoms
A collaboration with Scripps Translational Research. CG Da Silva, D Carrigan, J Radin, PhD, G Quer, PhD, J Pandit, MD, YK Au, MD
What’s Inside?
This abstract reports findings from a sub-study of the nationwide DETECT Health Study, evaluating whether objective cough monitoring with the RESP™ Biosensor provides more reliable data than patient self-reported symptoms. Thirty adults were enrolled, each completing baseline monitoring with the wearable device alongside digital symptom surveys, with additional monitoring performed if respiratory symptoms developed.
Among 16 participants who submitted self-report data, 11 had coughs captured by the RESP Biosensor but did not report them, while one reported cough without objective confirmation. In six participants who developed respiratory symptoms, coughs were captured in all cases by the RESP Biosensor, yet only two self-reported cough as a symptom. Overall, self-reports mismatched objective monitoring in 75% of participants.
The study demonstrates that the RESP Biosensor collected more complete and reliable cough data than digital surveys, supporting its role as an objective tool for disease surveillance and early detection of respiratory infection.
