Teaching the use of respiratory inhalers to hospitalized patients with asthma or COPD: A randomized trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1317-1325

  Press, Valerie G ^a   Arora, Vineet M ^a   Shah, Lisa M ^b,c   Lewis, Stephanie L ^d   Charbeneau, Jeffery ^d   Naureckas, Edward T ^e   Krishnan, Jerry A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Clinovations Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Health literacy; Hospitalized patients; Respiratory inhalers; Teach to goal

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRIEF INTERVENTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TEACH TO GOAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84866917116     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2090-9     Document Type: Article

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