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ReviewPatient preference and adherence2021

Strategies for Improving Inhalation Technique in Children: A Narrative Review.

Anna Volerman, Kristin Kan, Delesha Carpenter, Valerie G Press

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Review in Patient preference and adherence, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Video directly observed therapy to improve inhaler technique among pediatric patients with persistent asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2025
    Trial
  2. To the RESCUE: program fidelity and experiences of an Illinois stock inhaler program.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2026
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Time to face mask/spacer acceptance in dogs and cats.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2025
    Article
  5. School-supervised Asthma Therapy is Associated with Improved Long-Term Asthma Outcomes for Underrepresented Minority Children.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2024
    Article
  6. Real-World Use of Inhaled COPD Medications: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2024
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Analysis of the Consumption of Drugs Prescribed for the Treatment of Asthma in Belgian Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
  9. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Anna VolermanUniversity of Chicago, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, USA.
Kristin KanDivision of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Delesha CarpenterUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Valerie G PressUniversity of Chicago, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Chicago, IL, USA.

Funding

Research Design, Data, and Analytics CoreP30DK092949 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Ronald T. Ackermann, MARSHALL H CHIN · 2011 to 2026
$10.0M
PA-20-072: Supplement to A Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training (ACCELERAT)K12HS026385 · AHRQ · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI FRANKLIN, PATRICIA D, KHO, ABEL N. · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
Chicago Asthma School-Directed Child-Centered Assessment and Dissemination of Evidence (CASCADE) ProgramK23HL143128 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI VOLERMAN, ANNA · 2020 to 2024
$985k
AHRQ HHS K12 HS026385NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL143128NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092949
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inhaled medicines are commonly utilized by children for various respiratory conditions and must be used effectively for the medication to reach the airways. Poor inhaler technique contributes to poorly controlled asthma with significant associated morbidity. Given the significant consequences of improper inhaler use in children, the goal of this review is to comprehensively describe existing and potential solutions to improve inhaler technique. Because children move through various settings, including clinical practices, schools, pharmacies, and homes, in their daily routine, there is great opportunity to teach and reinforce proper inhaler technique across settings. Within each setting, in-person and technology-based interventions have shown promise to improve technique. These solutions need to be more broadly adopted to deliver tailored education with support for provider training, team-based care, communication structures, and reimbursement. Such solutions hold the potential to improve inhaler use among children, with potential for decreasing morbidity and costs.

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asthmadevicesinhalerspediatric

Identifiers

PMID33824582
PMCPMC8018416

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