Effects of instruction by practice assistants on inhaler technique and respiratory symptoms of patients. A controlled randomized videotaped intervention study

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Verver, S ^a   Poelman, M ^a   Bogels A ^b   Chisholm, S L ^a,d   Dekker, F W ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Asthma Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Department of General Practice ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Administration inhalation; Airways symptoms; General practice; Obstructive lung diseases; Patient education

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPUTUM; TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CROMOLYN SODIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; POWDERS; STEROIDS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0029878884     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.1.35     Document Type: Article

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