OBJECTIVES To assess the proportion of critical errors committed while demonstrating the inhaler technique in hospitalized patients diagnosed with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  METHODS This cross-sectional observational study was conducted in 47 asthmatic and COPD patients using inhaler devices. The study took place at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Ara...

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...

1 Aim: The inhalation route is widely used for the treatment of obstructive lung diseases. It is considered that inadequate inhaler technique is the leading cause of therapy failure. This study was aimed to evaluate the parameters on adequate inhaler technique (IT) and treatment compliance of patients. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was applied to 200 patients with obstructive lung dise...

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...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate inhaler technique in outpatients with asthma and to determine associations between the correctness of that technique and the level of asthma control. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving patients > 14 years of age with physician-diagnosed asthma. The patients were recruited from the Asthma Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, in th...

A survey of inhaler technique using a placebo metered dose inhaler was performed among 41 house and medical officers from the Medical and Outpatient departments, Hospital USM. The majority (76%) of them had been taught at one time or another regarding inhaler technique. However, only 18 of them (48.9%) used the metered dose inhaler correctly. Medical officers currently in the Medical Department...

Inefficient inhaler technique is a common problem resulting in poor drug delivery, decreased disease control and increased inhaler use. The aim of this study was to assess patients' use of different inhaler devices and to ascertain whether patient preference is indicative of ease of use and whether current inhaler use has any influence on either technique or preference. We also wished to define...

OBJECTIVE This primary objective of this pilot randomized, controlled trial was to determine whether a brief video intervention delivered after a pediatric office visit could improve inhaler technique in children with asthma immediately and one month later. The intervention's effect on children's inhaler self-efficacy and asthma control was also evaluated. METHODS Children (n=91) ages 7-17 ye...

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 pers...

INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were (1) to assess the ability of a range of health-care professionals (HCPs: specialists [physicians specializing in management of airways disease], general practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacist assistants, nurses, and respiratory therapists) in Jordan to demonstrate the correct use of some commonly used inhalers using standardized checklists, with highest ...