TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of inhalation technique in children in general practice: Increased risk of incorrect performance with new device
AU - Hagmolen of ten Have, Wanda
AU - de Berg, Norbert J. Van
AU - Bindels, Patrick J. E.
AU - van Aalderen, Wim M. C.
AU - van der Palen, Job
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - In a general practice based population 76% of 530 children inhaling asthma medication inhaled correctly. However, important differences among inhalers were found. Children with a pressurized metered-dose inhaler without a spacer device performed worst, with only 22% inhaling without essential errors. At a second evaluation of the inhaler technique, one year after the first assessment, performances with a new device were more often incorrect versus the unchanged devices (21.1% and 10.8%, respectively; p = 0.01). Providing children with a new device should be carefully controlled over time especially because these children are error prone
AB - In a general practice based population 76% of 530 children inhaling asthma medication inhaled correctly. However, important differences among inhalers were found. Children with a pressurized metered-dose inhaler without a spacer device performed worst, with only 22% inhaling without essential errors. At a second evaluation of the inhaler technique, one year after the first assessment, performances with a new device were more often incorrect versus the unchanged devices (21.1% and 10.8%, respectively; p = 0.01). Providing children with a new device should be carefully controlled over time especially because these children are error prone
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/02770900701815834
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/02770900701815834
M3 - Article
C2 - 18259998
SN - 0277-0903
VL - 45
SP - 67
EP - 71
JO - Journal of Asthma
JF - Journal of Asthma
IS - 1
ER -