Inhalation technique in asthma in children: could an intensive summer educational camp improve it?

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Asthma camp is a summer camp involving children with asthma. It is demonstrated that the experience of asthma camp is related to an overall improvement in clinical outcome related to asthma and also in pMDI technique. Based on this observation, we made up a 3-days intensive asthma summer camp training the children every day using a standard protocol that included step-by-step instructions for the correct use of pMDI and spacer with a mouthpiece. The aim of this first preliminary prospective study was to evaluate the impact that a structured short-term educational asthma camp could have on performance in the use of pMDI and spacer by the children involved.

Methods

Ten children with asthma attended a 3-days educational camp program. A pediatric allergologist

SUBMITTER: Pecoraro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8823576 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature