Effect of a pharmacist intervention on asthma control. A cluster randomised trial

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1346-1355

  García Cárdenas, Victoria ^a   Sabater Hernández, Daniel ^a   Kenny, Patricia ^b   Martínez Martínez, Fernando ^a   Faus, María José ^a   Benrimoj, Shalom I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; Community pharmacy; Inhaler technique; Medication adherence; Patient education

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY; INHALER TECHNIQUE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BUDESONIDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883050703     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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