A telepharmacy intervention to improve inhaler adherence in veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 1875-1876

  Margolis, Amanda ^a,b   Young, Henry ^c   Lis, Jennifer ^b   Schuna, Arthur ^b   Sorkness, Christine A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INHALER; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHARMACY INTERVENTION; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GOVERNMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84901735935     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120241     Document Type: Letter

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