Health literacy, cognitive function, proper use, and adherence to inhaled asthma controller medications among older adults with asthma

Chest

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1307-1315

  O'Conor, Rachel ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^a   Smith, Samuel G ^a   Martynenko, Melissa ^b   Vicencio, Daniel P ^c   Sano, Mary ^b,d   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^b   Federman, Alex D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; DRY POWDER INHALER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LEARNING AND MEMORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TEST OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY IN ADULTS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKING MEMORY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 84929484587     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0914     Document Type: Article

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