Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Productive cough with sputum is a prominent sign generally associated with respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway clearance devices are an option for COPD management, but physicians' preferences for and clinical practice with them are not known.

Objective

This study aims to explore preferences for and clinical practice with airway clearance devices among physicians in Saudi Arabia.

Design

An observational, cross-sectional survey.

Methods

A self-administered questionnaire was conducted between October 2022 and September 2023, which included a review of respiratory medication prescriptions by physicians for patients with COPD. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature