Effectiveness and success factors of educational inhaler technique interventions in asthma & COPD patients: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: With the current wealth of new inhalers available and insurance policy driven inhaler switching, the need for insights in optimal education on inhaler use is more evident than ever. We aimed to systematically review educational inhalation technique interventions, to assess their overall effectiveness, and identify main drivers of success. Medline, Embase and CINAHL databases were searched for randomised controlled trials on educational inhalation technique interventions. Inclusion eligibility, quality appraisal (Cochrane's risk of bias tool) and data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers. Regression analyses were performed to identify characteristics contributing to inhaler technique improvement. Thirty-seven of the 39 interventions included (95%) indicated statistically s

SUBMITTER: Klijn SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5435089 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature