[PDF] Top 20 Inhaler technique performance in elderly patients with asthma and COPD

... influence inhaler use, such as educational level, previous teaching, or even age itself ...since elderly patients are frequently excluded from major clinical ...studies with elderly ... See full document

... included patients with asthma or COPD, all of whom were receiving treatment with at least one inhaler ...The patients were evaluated in two different visits, ... See full document

... of asthma patients showing appropriate inhalation techniques, correct performance of key steps, and asthma control, only the Aerolizer® DPI subgroup was ...the patients in ... See full document

... 62 patients invited to participate in the study, 18 dropped ...44 patients were included in the follow-up re-evaluation (mean age, 59 ±16 ...44 patients in the sample, 21 (47.8%) ... See full document

... different in elderly patients, in comparison with younger asthmatics, and given that it is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the former age group it has a great ... See full document

... study, inhaler technique was correct in only a minority of ...the inhaler associated with the worst performance and DK was the inhaler with the best ... See full document

... levels in the exhaled breath of our patients. Levels were normal, in most cases, suggesting a low probability of an underlying active bronchial eosinophilic ...controlled asthma, in ... See full document

... of and techniques for using prescribed inhalation devices among patients with asthma or COPD treated at a tertiary teaching ...Methods: Patients were assessed after medical ... See full document

... of and techniques for using prescribed inhalation devices among patients with asthma or COPD treated at a tertiary teaching ...Methods: Patients were assessed after medical ... See full document

... 23 In terms of the global sample of asthmatic patients, when we analyzed asthma medication separately, inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) were the most frequent drug ...EA and NEA patients. ... See full document

... Both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major chronic obstructive airways disease (OAD) that involve underlying airway inflammation and may be difficult to ... See full document

... shown in Table ...(AOA/LOA) asthma (78.3% of elderly and 63% of ...non-elderly). Elderly asthmatics (EA) were significantly less frequently atopic than non-elderly ... See full document

... correctly, with several characteristics seeming to hamper them, such as cognitive impairment, low education level, osteoarthritis, and global ...reasons, and because these conditions are frequently ... See full document

... Objective: Inhaler technique comprises a set of procedures for drug delivery to the respiratory ...proper inhaler technique ensures suficient drug deposition in the distal airways, ... See full document

... harrow and disc plow) were found to be slightly effective in controlling weeds than chisel ...effective in controlling weeds. All tillage methods resulted in similar effects on soil bulk ... See full document

... inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...clinical and anthropometric data with systemic inflammation in stable COPD ...raised in 44% ... See full document

... prevention and treatment of these neuromuscular diseases, physical therapy has been recommended as an early mobilization of critically ill patient ...protocols in critically ill patients is ...life, ... See full document

... performed. In the first visit, patients underwent clinical evaluation, pulmo- nary function testing, blood gas analysis, and a symptom- limited incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test on their ... See full document

... A FC de repouso se mostrou, em média, maior nos grupos de pacientes em relação ao GC, porém tal diferença só foi significativa para o GTMR. Esse aumento da FC de repouso pode estar relacionado ao aumento da atividade ... See full document

... pressure(MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) produced in the mouth during the maximum effort against occluded airway during inspiration and exhalation, respectively, using a portable ... See full document