Interventions to improve inhaler technique for people with asthma
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Educational interventions to improve inhaler techniques and their impact on asthma and COPD control: a pilot effectiveness-implementation trial
To assess the impact that educational interventions to improve inhaler techniques have on the clinical and functional control of asthma and COPD, we evaluated 44 participants before and after such an intervention. There was a significant decrease in the number of errors, and 20 patients (46%) significantly improved their technique regarding prior exhalation and breath hold. In the asthma group,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Primary Health Care Research & Development
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1463-4236,1477-1128
DOI: 10.1017/s1463423619000501