Use and inhalation technique of inhaled medication in patients with asthma and COPD: data from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of asthma and COPD among patients is high and people affected are frequently hospitalized due to exacerbations. There are numerous reasons for the lack of disease control in asthma and COPD patients. It is associated with non-adherence to guidelines on the part of the health care provider and with poor inhalation technique and/or non-adherence to the prescribed treatment plan by the patient. This study aims to present data on inhaler technique and its impact on quality of life (QoL) and symptom control in a typical population of patients with chronic lung disease from a randomized controlled trial on medication adherence.

Methods

For this cross-sectional analysis, 165 asthma and COPD patients were analyzed. Correct application of inhaler devices was tes

SUBMITTER: Gregoriano C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6276152 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature