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Empowering family physicians to impart proper inhaler teaching to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
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- Exploring General Practitioners' Preferences and Experience with Respiratory Inhaler Devices.Pulmonary therapy · 2022Article
- Suboptimal Control of Asthma Among Diverse Patients: A US Mixed Methods Focus Group Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Educating frontline health workers to support evidence-based management and treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A literature review.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2022Review
- Association of Nonmedical Switches in Inhaled Respiratory Medications with Disruptions in Care: A Retrospective Prescription Claims Database Analysis.Pulmonary therapy · 2021Article
- Long-term clinical effects of an inhaler guidance DVD in patients with bronchial asthma.Fujita medical journal · 2021Article
- Choosing the right inhaler for your asthma or COPD patient.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2019Review
- Correcting inhaler technique decreases severity of obstruction and improves quality of life among patients with obstructive airway disease.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Multiprofessional COPD care in Austria-challenges and approaches : Results of a qualitative study.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2018Article
- Maintenance inhaler preference, attribute importance, and satisfaction in prescribing physicians and patients with asthma, COPD, or asthma-COPD overlap syndrome consulting for routine care.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2018Article
- Inhaler Training Delivered by Internet-Based Home Videoconferencing Improves Technique and Quality of Life.Respiratory care · 2017Article
- Optimising Inhaled Pharmacotherapy for Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Importance of Delivery Devices.Drugs & aging · 2016Review
- Diagnosing COPD: advances in training and practice - a systematic review.Advances in medical education and practice · 2016Review
- Influence of inhaler technique on asthma and COPD control: a multicenter experience.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2016Observational
- Hands-on Education to Increase Comfort and Knowledge Utilizing In-CheckJournal of primary care & community healthArticle
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma depend on inhalers for management, but critical errors committed during inhaler use can limit drug effectiveness. Outpatient education in inhaler technique remains inconsistent due to limited resources and inadequate provider knowledge.
objectiveTo determine whether a simple, two-session inhaler education program can improve physician attitudes toward inhaler teaching in primary care practice.
methodsAn inhaler education program with small-group hands-on device training was instituted for family physicians (FP) in British Columbia and Alberta. Sessions were spaced one to three months apart. All critical errors were corrected in the first session. Questionnaires surveying current inhaler teaching practices and attitudes toward inhaler teaching were distributed to physicians before and after the program.
resultsForty-one (60%) of a total 68 participating FPs completed both before and after program questionnaires. Before the program, only 20 (49%) reported providing some form of inhaler teaching in their practices, and only four (10%) felt fully competent to teach patients inhaler technique. After the program, 40 (98%) rated their inhaler teaching as good to excellent. Thirty-four (83%) reported providing inhaler teaching in their practices, either by themselves or by an allied health care professional they had personally trained. All stated they could teach inhaler technique within 5 min. Observation of FPs during the second session by certified respiratory educators found that none made critical errors and all had excellent technique.
conclusionA physician inhaler education program can improve attitudes toward inhaler teaching and facilitate implementation in clinical practices.
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