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Clinical Trial
. 1989;26(4):223-30.
doi: 10.3109/02770908909073253.

Assessing the use of metered dose inhalers by adults with asthma

B A Manzella  1 , C M Brooks, J M Richards Jr, R A Windsor, S Soong, W C Bailey
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Clinical Trial

Assessing the use of metered dose inhalers by adults with asthma

B A Manzella et al. J Asthma. 1989.

Abstract

The development and analysis of an instrument to evaluate the use of metered dose inhalers by patients in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Asthma Program is presented. A total of 238 adult asthma patients demonstrated use of the metered dose inhaler for this analysis. Patient skill in using the inhaler was recorded using the instrument, Inhaler-Use Checklist, developed at UAB. The study found that most patients use metered dose inhalers incorrectly, despite training received from their physicians on proper use of inhalers.

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