Inhaler assessment in COPD patients: A primer for pharmacists.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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3. Barriers and Facilitators to Inhaler Adherence in Elderly Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Qualitative Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025
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4. Effectiveness of an Aerosol Inhalation Monitor in an Ambulatory Primary Care Pharmacy Clinic.The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2024
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5. Prevalence and Factors Affecting Appropriate Inhaler Use in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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6. The Role of the Pharmacist in Inhaler Selection and Education in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2021
   Review
7. Inhaler Technique and Adherence to Inhaled Medications among Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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8. Development and Practical Application of a Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis Framework on Respiratory Inhalers: Is It Always Useful in the MOH Malaysia Medicines Formulary Listing Context?MDM policy & practice
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9. Patient perceptions of the re-usable RespimattChronic respiratory disease
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Funding

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Abstract

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