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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Assessing Inhaler Techniques of Asthma Patients Using Aerosol Inhalation Monitors (AIM): A Cross-Sectional Study.

Mansour M Alotaibi, Louise Hughes, William R Ford

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mansour M AlotaibiPharmacy Practice Department, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Louise HughesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9723-3975
William R FordSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8792-6169
Cardiff University · GBKing Faisal University · SA

Funding

King Faisal University KFU 478
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A high percentage of asthma patients have symptoms that are not well controlled, despite effective drugs being available. One potential reason for this may be that poor inhaler technique limits the dose delivered to the lungs, thereby reducing the therapeutic efficacy. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of poor inhaler technique in an asthma patient population and to probe the impact of various demographic parameters on technique quality. This study was conducted at community pharmacies across Wales, UK. Patients diagnosed with asthma and 12 years or older were invited to participate. An aerosol inhalation monitor (AIM, Vitalograph

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aerosol inhalation monitorasthmaDPIinhaler deviceinhaler techniquemanagementMDIpMDIspacerVitalograph

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PMID37107959
PMCPMC10137766
OpenAlexW4365514505

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