ReviewPulmonary therapy2018
Identifying Critical Errors: Addressing Inhaler Technique in the Context of Asthma Management.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Inhalation technique-related errors after education among asthma and COPD patients using different types of inhalers - systematic review and meta-analysis.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A randomised controlled trial of the effect of a connected inhaler system on medication adherence in uncontrolled asthmatic patients.The European respiratory journal · 2021Trial
- Determination of the optimal resistance in RS01 for robust aerosol performance of inhaled controlled-release budesonide powder for chronic obstructive inflammatory respiratory diseases patients.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Article
- Structured Education Enhances Inhaler Technique and Asthma Management Skills of Health Care Providers in Pediatric Emergency Departments.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Article
- Precision medicine in asthma: endotype stratification, biomarker-guided biologics, and emerging therapeutic strategies.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
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- Where breath meets care: nurses' perspectives on enabling COPD self-management in polyclinic settings.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Outcomes and Usability of Formoterol-Budesonide Delivered Through SynchrobreatheDrugs - real world outcomes · 2025Article
- Validation of the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) among Taiwanese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
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- An approach to reduce inhaler errors using Donabedian's triad.Frontiers in medical technology · 2024Article
- Reliability and validity test and application of the Chinese version of the Feeling of Satisfaction with Inhaler.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023Article
- A Home Education Technique for Inhaler Devices Used by Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2023Article
- Patient uptake and outcomes following pharmacist-initiated referrals to general practitioners for asthma review.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022Article
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- Primary Care Management of Asthma Exacerbations or Attacks: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Advances in therapy · 2022Article
- The Inhaler Technique Questionnaire (InTeQ): Development and Validation of a Brief Patient-Reported Measure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Characterisation of Patients with Asthma According to Disease Severity in Portugal: Findings from the EPI-ASTHMA Pilot Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Impact of PIF, Inhalation Technique and Medication Adherence on Health Status and Exacerbations in COPD: Protocol of a Real-World Observational Study (PIFotal COPD Study).Pulmonary therapy · 2021Article
- A Targeted Approach to Improve Asthma Control Using Community Pharmacists.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Medication use has always played a highly significant role in the overall management of asthma, with appropriate use being linked to good asthma control. However, while patients with asthma enjoy the 'luxury' of having medications delivered directly to the lungs via inhaler devices, with that comes the additional challenge of ensuring that inhaler devices are used correctly. Research and practice provides evidence to the challenges associated with inhaler use and the particular steps that patients perform incorrectly. While this problem is well documented, acknowledged and reported, little has changed in 40 years, and the proportion of patients using inhaler devices remains unacceptably high. This review focuses on aspects specific to the errors that patient's make, the significance of these errors, and the important considerations for health care practitioners in supporting patients in correctly using their inhalers. This review highlights the complexities associated with patient's making inhaler technique errors and highlights the opportunities that lie in future technological developments of inhaler devices. Now more than ever, in the era of precision medicine, it is important that we address inhaler technique use once and for all.
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