Validation of scores of use of inhalation devices: valoration of errors

AbstractObjective: To validate two scores quantifying the ability of patients to use metered dose inhalers (MDIs) or dry powder inhalers (DPIs); to identify the most common errors made during their use; and to identify the patients in need of an educational program for the use of these devices.Metho...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Letícia Zambelli-Simões, Maria Cleusa Martins, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha Possari, Greice Borges Carvalho, Ana Carla Carvalho Coelho, Sonia Lucena Cipriano, Regina Maria de Carvalho-Pinto, Alberto Cukier, Rafael Stelmach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2015-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132015000400313&lng=en&tlng=en