Errors in inhaler use related to devices and to inhalation technique among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health careShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Nursing Open, E-ISSN 2054-1058, Vol. 6, no 4, p. 1519-1527
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe inhaler use in primary health care patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to categorize these patients into those making errors related to devices, those making errors related to inhalation technique and those making errors related to both.
Design: Observational study. Methods COPD nurses used a checklist to assess the use of inhalers by patients with spirometry-verified COPD (N = 183) from primary healthcare centres. The STROBE checklist has been used.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 71 (SD 9) years. Almost half of them (45%) made at least one error; of these, 50% made errors related to devices, 31% made errors related to inhalation technique and 19% made errors related both to devices and to inhalation technique.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley-Blackwell, 2019. Vol. 6, no 4, p. 1519-1527
Keywords [en]
administration, inhalation, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, dry powder inhalers, inhaler technique, metered-dose inhalers, patient education
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-76052DOI: 10.1002/nop2.357ISI: 000481947200001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-76052DiVA, id: diva2:1348688
Note
Funding Agency:
Uppsala-Örebro Regional Research Council
2019-09-052019-09-052020-12-01Bibliographically approved