ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2018
Influence of Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroids and Inhaler Handling Errors on Asthma Control in a Japanese Population.
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- A guide for a patient-centric approach to asthma management: results of a European Delphi consensus programme.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Review
- Effect of illness perceptions on asthma control and quality of life amongst adult outpatients with asthma in China.BMC psychology · 2023Article
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- Association Between Patient Preference for Inhaler Medications and Asthma Outcomes.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Inhaler Technique and Self-reported Adherence to Medications Among Hospitalised People with Asthma and COPD.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2020Article
- Mobile Health App for Japanese Adult Patients With Asthma: Clinical Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Objective High adherence to medications and accurate handling of inhaler devices are important for asthma management. However, few reports to date have simultaneously evaluated adherence and handling errors. We therefore investigated the adherence to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and inhaler handling errors in the same patients in cooperation with pharmacists. Methods Data were derived from a survey of physicians and pharmacists treating asthma patients who visited participating hospitals and pharmacies from July 2012 to January 2013. The patients were evaluated for asthma control using the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and for inhaler handling errors using checklists. ICS adherence was evaluated based on pharmaceutical records. Results Adherence among participants (n=290) was 33.3% (mean), and the percentage of inhaler handling errors was 20.0% (mean). Total inhalation times in the high-adherence group were fewer than those in the low-adherence group. In a comparison by device, adherence to pressurized metered dose inhalers was significantly lower than that to Diskus
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