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Inhaler training and asthma knowledge are associated with a higher proportion o...
Ferreira, Eduardo Freitas; Pascoal, Adriana dos Santos; Silva, Patrícia; Lourenço, Olga; Valente, Maria La Salete; Valente, Maria de JesusObjective: Incorrect inhaler usage is frequent, particularly in elderly asthmatic patients. This study aimed at comparing inhaler technique errors and their determinants, as well inhaler technique self-perception versus real performance, between elderly and non-elderly asthmatics. Methods: Cross-sectional assessment of 92 elderly and 100 non-elderly asthmatics followed at specialty clinics. A standardized quest...
Characterization of elderly and non-elderly patients with bronchial asthma
Pascoal, Adriana dos SantosBackground: It is clear that health literacy, namely having knowledge about one’s own disease (self-knowledge of the disease) and its management, is fundamental for reducing the impact of bronchial asthma, namely in terms of a patient’s asthma control and quality of life. Thus, the aims of the present study were to analyze the relevance and gaps of self-knowledge about asthma in the asthmatic patient; to evalua...