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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 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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