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Evaluating inhaler technique, patient preferences and opportunities for improvement in hospitals in the UK [PDF]

Future Healthcare Journal
Inhalers are a key aspect of managing airways disease. With effective use, they can reduce symptoms, reduce the frequency of exacerbations and thus reduce usage of healthcare services.
Evie Rothwell, Joseph McElvaney, Alice Fitzpatrick, Maria van Hove, Anya Gopfert, Lewis Standing, Sarah Catherine Walpole   +6 more
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Effectiveness of educating proper inhaler technique in chronic obstructive airway disease patients visiting pulmonology outpatient department

Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2022
Objective: Inhaler usage plays a key role in the treatment of chronic obstructive airway diseases. Improper usage technique is the most common but correctable aspect of the inhaler therapy, which leads to poor disease control, additional medications ...
Aishwarya Alavandar, Vinod Govindasaami, Dhanasekar Thangaswamy, Koushik Muthuraja   +3 more
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Association between inhaler technique and confidence among hospitalized children with asthma [PDF]

Respiratory Medicine, 2020
Henry Litt, Anna Volerman
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A Study to Investigate the Prevalence of Device-Specific Errors in Inhaler Technique in Adults With Airway Disease (The SCORES Study): Protocol for a Single Visit Prevalence Study

JMIR Research Protocols, 2021
BackgroundIt is a recurring theme in clinical practice that patients using inhaled medications via an inhaler do not use their device to a standard that allows for optimum therapeutic effect, and some studies have shown that up to
Ruth De Vos, Thomas Brown, Jayne Longstaff, Mitch Lomax, Heather Mackenzie, Alexander Hicks, Hitasha Rupani, Jessica Gates, Lauren Fox, Laura Wiffen, Anoop J Chauhan   +10 more
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Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Inhaler Technique Proficiency in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Single-Center Quality Improvement Study

Journal of Respiration, 2022
Albeit inhalation therapy is the cornerstone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment, inhaler technique is rarely evaluated, and training materials are often insufficient.
Marco Marando, Adriana Tamburello, Jens P. Diedrich, Antonio Valenti, Pietro Gianella   +4 more
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Cognitive impairment and its effect on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An underestimated phenomenon

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2020
Background: To assess the ability of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) to predict inhaler technique and determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Sachin L Patel, Jagdish R Varma, Jaishree D Ganjiwale, Nimit V Khara, Ravish M Kshatriya, Rajiv P Paliwal, Sateesh N Patel   +6 more
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Assessment of inhalation technique in patients with bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2023
Aim. Investigate inhalation techniques using different inhalers types and their effect on the course of disease. Materials and methods. This cross-sectional study included 110 patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using the ...
Natalia V. Trushenko, Anna A. Stoliarevich, Boris G. Andriukov, Galiya S. Nuralieva, Natalya A. Tsareva, Baina B. Lavginova, Sergey N. Avdeev   +6 more
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How we teach children with asthma to use their inhaler: a scoping review

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background One reason that asthma remains poorly controlled in children is poor inhaler technique. Guidelines recommend checking inhaler technique at each clinical visit.
Patrick McCrossan, Orla Mallon, Michael D. Shields, Catherine Russell, Lesley Kennedy, Dara O’Donoghue   +5 more
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Identification of Inhaler Technique Errors Among Asthmatic Patients

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2023
    Proper inhaler technique is a fundamental problem that directly relates to asthma control. Adequate inhaler administration is influenced by a variety of factors, including patient- and device-related factors.
Brwa Omer Sharif , Bnar Saleh Ismael, Naza Shakir Shareef Shekhany   +2 more
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Teaching Pharmacy Undergraduate Students Inhaler Device Technique and Exploring Factors Affecting Maintenance of Technique

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2018
Aim. To determine the effect of inhaler device technique education on the maintenance of the inhaler device technique of undergraduate pharmacy students over time and to determine the factors, if any, related to inhaler device technique maintenance in ...
Mariam Toumas-Shehata, Mark Henricks, Ludmila Ovchinikova, Lorraine Smith, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich   +4 more
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