Inhaler technique in asthma: how does it relate to patients' preferences and attitudes toward their inhalers? J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv. 2017; 30(1):42-52.Jahedi L, Downie SR, Saini B, Chan HK, Bosnic-Anticevich S. Inhaler technique in asthma: how does it relate to patients' ...
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)....
Asthma facts and statistics: Asthma UK; 2016. https://www.asthma.org.uk/about/media/facts-and-statistics/. Accessed 23 Mar 2018. Price D, Haughney J, Sims E, Ali M, von Ziegenweidt J, Hillyer EV, et al. Effectiveness of inhaler types for real-world asthma management: retrospective obse...
The societal and health-economic burden of poor inhaler technique is increasingly being recognised [10]. Worryingly, in three countries (the UK, Spain and Sweden) poor inhaler technique accounted for over €750 million in direct and indirect costs in 2015, for the two most commonly used DPIs [...
• Ask patients to show their technique at every visit. • Information about use of various inhaler devices is found on the GINA Website (www.ginasthma.org). 14 Figure 5. Management Approach Based on Control Adults and Children Older Than 5 Years Level of Control Controlled Partly ...
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 the
Evaluation of inhaler technique, adherence to therapy and their effect on disease control among children with asthma using metered dose or dry powder inhal... Evaluation of inhaler technique,adherence to therapy and their effect on disease control among children with asthma using metered dose or ...
Recommended pharmacological (e.g., step-up/down; self-management; simplified regimen) and non-pharmacological approaches (e.g., trigger management, education, social support; inhaler technique) varied substantially according to each cluster’s attitude to asthma and associated psychosocial drivers of ...
Indications for and proper technique of bronchodilator and corticosteroid inhaler use Discuss asthma action plan (PEF monitoring and corresponding action) Goals: Control of symptoms and triggers Reduce future risks and complications Smoking cessation Update influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations.Pharmacologic...
2 Abstract: Among healthcare providers and asthma patients, Poor inhaler technique is a common problem, which contributes to poor asthma control. This study was performed to assess the adequacy of metered-dose inhaler (MDI) technique in ... F Rasool,A Sehrish,Haji M. Shoaib,... - 《World...