Inhaler technique and asthma: feasability and acceptability of training by pharmacists. Respir Med. 2011;105(12):1815-22.Jahedi L, Downie SR, Saini B, Chan HK, Bosnic-Anticevich S. Inhaler technique in asthma: how does it relate to patients' preferences and attitudes toward their inhalers?
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated inhaler technique by observing patients' handling of the inhaler devices and using checklists for four inhaler types, namely Diskus ( n =52), pressure metered dose inhalers (pMDIs; n =41), Turbuhaler ( n =36) and Twisthaler ( n =16)....
Ninety percent of the patients had a faulty technique.#The majority of the patients had a faulty technique leading to poor control of the disease. Patients who are using inhaler medications should have their inhaler techniques checked frequently to obtain proper control of their disease.Wolters ...
In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalized for asthma—the group at highest risk for complications and death from asthma—researchers found that nearly half of participants demonstrated improper inhaler use, which means they routinely were not taking in the full dose of...
Repetitive training about using devices may contribute improving inhaler technique. Especially children whose mothers had low education level and patients using DPI should be evaluated more carefully. 展开 关键词: Adherence asthma children control of asthma inhaler devices ...
was dependent on device type, where technique improved only in patients using MDI spacer [26] or Diskus or Turbuhaler. [30] Interestingly, a third of studies (n = 7) reported that previous instruction in inhaler use did not significantly affect inhaler technique [25,40,62,71,72,74,81...
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of low-dose budesonide/formoterol, 80 micro g/4.5 micro g, bid in a single inhaler (Symbicort Turbuhaler; AstraZeneca;... UG Lalloo,J Malolepszy,D Kozma,... - 《Chest》 被引量: 329发表: 2003年 Improper inhaler technique is associated with poor asthm...
Check inhaler technique regularly. Poor inhaler technique is common, and contributes to poor asthma control, along with overuse of SABAs and short-course oral corticosteroids (OCS)10,37. Gender bias in HCP behavior Implicit gender bias by HCPs is widespread and may affect the diagnosis, management...
When older patients are unable to use a dry-powder inhaler because of insufficient inspiratory flow, it is sometimes useful to change to a pMDI with a spacer or a suspension of corticosteroids delivered by a jet nebulizer. Before stepping up treatment, the inhalation technique should be checked ...
The mean score for skills of inhaler technique improved significantly after educational intervention (3.51 to 6.01, p < 0.0001) as did the mean score for parental knowledge of spacer cleaning technique (1.35 to 3.16, p 0.001). Analysis showed only a limited improvement even after an educational ...