269AN EVALUATION OF INHALER TECHNIQUE IN AN ELDERLY HOSPITALISED POPULATION

Evaluation of Inhaler Technique Improvement Project

an investigation into iranian teachers consistency and bias in evaluation of students writings

while performance-based language assessment has led to an increased authenticity and content validity in the practice of writing assessment, the reliability of ratings has become a major issue. research findings have shown different reactions by native english speaker (nes) and non-native english speaker (nns) teachers to students’ writings. the focus of this study is on investigating whether i...

evaluation of sadr eminence in safavid period

چکیده: یکی از دوره های مهم تاریخی ایران به لحاظ تأمین استقلال ملی مذهبی و حتی تأثیر آن بر فرهنگ و مذهب ایرانیان، دوره صفویه است. رسمیت دادن و رواج مذهب شیعه توسط شاه اسماعیل اول، یکی از مهمترین اقدامات این دولت محسوب می شود. بنابراین برای اجرای این سیاست، وی منصب صدارت را به عنوان منصبی مذهبی- حکو متی ایجاد کرد .این منصب از دوره ی تیموریان ایجاد شده بود ولی در اواخر این دوره اهمیت بیشتری یافت...

evaluation of the metered-dose inhaler technique among healthcare providers

poor inhaler technique is a common problem both in asthmatic patients and healthcare providers, which contributes to poor asthma control. this study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of metered-dose inhaler (mdi) technique in a sample of physicians and nurses practicing in hospitals of hamadan university of medical sciences. a total of 173 healthcare providers voluntary participated in thi...

Inhaler technique blind spot.

We would like to thank D. Stanescu for giving us the opportunity to clarify the definition of airflow obstruction recently given in the interpretative strategies document from the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ERS) Task Force [1]. The document states that in most cases a ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to vital capacity (VC) below the lower limit...