Assessment of inhalation technique in children in general practice : increased risk of incorrect performance with new device

In a general practice based population 76% of 530 children inhaling asthma medication inhaled correctly. However, important differences among inhalers were found. Children with a pressurized metered-dose inhaler without a spacer device performed worst, with only 22% inhaling without essential errors. At a second evaluation of the inhaler technique, one year after the first assessment, performances with a new device were more often incorrect versus the unchanged devices (21.1% and 10.8%, respectively; p = 0.01). Providing children with a new device should be carefully controlled over time especially because these children are error prone.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 45(2008), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 67-71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hagmolen of ten Have, Wanda [VerfasserIn]
van de Berg, Norbert J [VerfasserIn]
Bindels, Patrick J E [VerfasserIn]
van Aalderen, Wim M C [VerfasserIn]
van der Palen, Job [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.03.2008

Date Revised 08.02.2008

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02770900701815834

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM177476451