Inhaler mishandling remains common in real life and is associated with reduced disease control

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 930-938

  Melani, Andrea S ^a   Bonavia, Marco ^b   Cilenti, Vincenzo ^c   Cinti, Cristina ^d   Lodi, Marco ^e   Martucci, Paola ^f   Serra, Maria ^g   Scichilone, Nicola ^h   Sestini, Piersante ⁱ   Aliani, Maria ^j   Neri, Margherita ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale La Colletta   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Malattie Apparato Respiratorio   (Italy)

^f CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g VILLA SCASSI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^j Divisione di Pneumologia   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; DPI; Inhaler technique; MDI; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALER MISHANDLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT EDUCATION; POWDER INHALER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SELF CARE;

EID: 79955484156     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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