Objective assessment of adherence to inhalers by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 195, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1333-1343

  Sulaiman, Imran ^a   Cushen, Breda ^a   Greene, Garrett ^b   Seheult, Jansen ^a   Seow, Dexter ^a   Rawat, Fiona ^a   MacHale, Elaine ^a   Mokoka, Matshediso ^a   Moran, Catherine Nora ^b   Bhreathnach, Aoife Sartini ^a   MacHale, Philippa ^a   Tappuni, Shahed ^a   Deering, Brenda ^a   Jackson, Mandy ^a   McCarthy, Hannah ^a   Mellon, Lisa ^b   Doyle, Frank ^b   Boland, Fiona ^b   Reilly, Richard B ^c,d   Costello, Richard W ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compliance; COPD; Exacerbations; Inhaler

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; SALMETEROL; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DRUG COMBINATION; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRAILTY; HUMAN; INHALATION; INHALER; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEBULIZER; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUTICASONE; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE;

EID: 85019879660     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201604-0733OC     Document Type: Article

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