Inhaler mishandling remains common in real life and is associated with reduced disease control
Andrea S. Melani,Marco Bonavia,Vincenzo Cilenti,Cristina Cinti,Marco Lodi,Paola Martucci,Maria Serra,Nicola Scichilone,Piersante Sestini,Maria Aliani,Margherita Neri +10 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated the prevalence of inhaler mishandling in a large population of experienced patients referring to chest clinics; to analyze the variables associated with misuse and the relationship between inhaler handling and health-care resources use and disease control.About:
This article is published in Respiratory Medicine.The article was published on 2011-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 681 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dry-powder inhaler & Inhaler.read more
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Brief Education Improves Proper Metered-Dose Inhaler Use
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Maximizing the benefits of inhaled therapy
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TL;DR: An overview of the inhaler devices that are currently available is provided and simple techniques to help patients get the most out of inhaled therapy are discussed.
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Impact of Sex on Proper Use of Inhaler Devices in Asthma and COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Luigino Calzetta,Marina Aiello,Annalisa Frizzelli,Beatrice Ludovica Ritondo,Elena Pistocchini,Paola Rogliani,Alfredo Chetta +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a pairwise meta-analysis was performed on studies enrolling adult males and females with asthma or COPD and reporting data of patients making at least one error by inhaler device type (DPI, MDI, and SMI).
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Knowledge and practice of the Global Initiative for Asthma report among community pharmacists in a Nigerian State.
TL;DR: Community pharmacists in Enugu State, Nigeria had poor knowledge of asthma and demonstrated poor practice of the GINA report, according to a cross-sectional survey conducted among community pharmacists.
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TL;DR: Optimal OA and nonoptimal A-ApplT are understood as two separate constructs with an overlap, and those associated with both adherence domains are sometimes associated inversely.
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