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Title: Importance of inhaler device use status in the control of asthma in adults: The asthma inhaler treatment study
Authors: Yildiz, F.
Erbagci, A.
Demirel, Y.S.
Akcali, S.D.
Ekici, A.
Dursunoğlu, Neşe
Ediger, D.
Keywords: Asthma control
Dry powder inhaler
Inhaler technique
Inhaler treatment
Metered dose inhaler
Persistent asthma
beclometasone dipropionate plus formoterol fumarate
budesonide
budesonide plus formoterol
fluticasone
fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol
formoterol
salmeterol
adult
aerosol
article
asthma
dry powder inhaler
exhalation
female
follow up
health education
human
inhaler
major clinical study
male
metered dose inhaler
multicenter study
observational study
patient preference
physician
prospective study
therapeutic error
Turkey (republic)
asthma control
inhaler technique
inhaler treatment
persistent asthma
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Asthma
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nebulizers and Vaporizers
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Registries
Socioeconomic Factors
Turkey
Young Adult
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Proper education and training in correct inhalation technique has been reported to have a substantial role in the achievement of optimal therapeutic benefit and asthma control. The present study was designed to evaluate inhaler technique and the role of education in relation to asthma control among patients with persistent asthma in Turkey. METHODS: A total of 572 patients with persistent asthma (mean ± SD age 42.7 ± 12.2 y, 76% females) were included in this non-interventional, observational, registry study conducted across Turkey. Data on the effective and correct use of inhaler devices were collected via the Ease of Use for the Inhaler Device Questionnaire to patients and physicians. RESULTS: Asthma control (overall 61.5% at baseline, and increased to 87.3% during follow-up) was better, with significant improvement in technique and decrease in basic errors to the range 0-1, regardless of the inhaler type. Overall, the most common basic error associated with inhalation maneuvers was failure to exhale before inhaling through the device (18.9%). There was concordance between the patients and physicians in the ratio of correct inhaler technique only for spray-type inhalers. CONCLUSIONS: Close follow-up with repeated checking of the patient's inhaler technique and correction of errors each time by a physician seem to be associated with a significant decrease in the percent of patients who make basic errors in inhalation maneuvers and device-independent errors, and with better control of persistent asthma. © 2014 Daedalus Enterprises.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7433
https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02478
ISSN: 0020-1324
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WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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