Tablet and Inhaled Controller Medication Refill Frequencies in Children With Asthma

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Fitzpatrick, Anne M ^a,b,c   Kir, Tayfun ^a,b,c   Naeher, Luke P ^a,b,c   Fuhrman, Stephanie C ^a,b,c   Hahn, Kimberly ^a,b,c   Teague, W Gerald ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Egleston Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Children; Inhaled corticosteroids; Montelukast

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TABLET; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TABLETS;

EID: 61449122947     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.02.027     Document Type: Article

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