Inhaled drug use in elderly patients and limitations in association with geriatric assessment scores

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 519-524

  Rabell Santacana, Ventura ^a,e   Pastor Ramon, Esther ^b   Pujol Ribó, Juan ^a   Solà Genovés, Juan ^c   Díaz Egea, Montserrat ^a   Layola Brias, Miquel ^b   Fernández Campi, María Dolores ^d  

^a Nivel Hospitalario   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Farmacia   (Spain)

^c Programa de Atención Domiciliaria Estructura Soporte Mollet   (Spain)

^d Centro de Salud Montornès   (Spain)

^e Museu 19 1   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Inhaler technique; Inhaler use

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TERBUTALINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CAPSULE INHALER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; DRY POWDER; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; INHALER; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; ORAL MUCOSAL IRRITATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARYNX DISEASE; POWDER INHALER; PRESCRIPTION; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPIROMETRY; THRUSH; XEROSTOMIA; BREATHING DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEBULIZER;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 55049105748     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: 15792129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13126831     Document Type: Article

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