Expectations and attitudes in primary care towards home-based testing for diagnosing asthma: a mixed methods study
Home-based asthma diagnosis using handheld spirometry and FeNO is generally viewed favourably by primary care professionals based on survey findings, though implementation challenges are multifaceted. Success will require system-level changes in how home-based testing is delivered and supported. The subsequent phase involves evaluation of test feasibility and accuracy, followed by assessment of clinical and cost-effectiveness.
Authors
- Binish Khatoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-3990)
- Clare Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8961-8055)
- Katie Lawton
- Stephen J Fowler
- Angela Simpson
- Ran Wang
- Joanna Smith
Institutions
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- Oldham College (GB)
- Royal Oldham Hospital (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0260
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
- Research for Patient Benefit Programme