Need of education for dry powder inhaler storage and retention - a patient-reported survey.

IF 2.3 Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Pub Date : 2016-06-08 eCollection Date: 2016-01-01 DOI:10.1186/s40248-016-0057-0
Birger Norderud Lærum, Gunilla Telg, Georgios Stratelis
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Background: Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are the most commonly used devices in asthma treatment in the Nordic countries. As new DPIs become available, patients are likely to be exposed to more than one type of device, with variable optimal handling. The aim was to examine real life storage and retention of multidose DPIs in patients with asthma.

Methods: This patient-reported survey on real life storage and retention of DPIs included asthma patients using multidose DPIs. Basic patient characteristics, information on inhaler use and storage, check of expiry date, and concurrent inhaler use was examined using an on line questionnaire.

Results: A total of 738 patients were included with a median age of 41 years, out of which 83 % were women. Sixty-three per cent reported storage conditions pre-defined as risk locations for their maintenance inhaler and 38 % of the responding patients had more than one maintenance inhaler in use at the same time. Two thirds of the study population checked inhaler expiry date less than monthly or not at all. Use after expiry date was frequently reported. Two thirds of the patients had not received information on DPI storage, either from their doctor and/or nurse or at the pharmacy.

Conclusions: This patient reported survey indicates that two thirds of the patients store their inhaler devices in suboptimal conditions, and only a minority had received instruction regarding inhaler handling. Non awareness of inhalers' expiry dates and use of more than one maintenance inhaler simultaneously was common. As inhaler mishandling may impact device functionality, improved communication and patient education is needed.

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需要对干粉吸入器的储存和保留进行教育-一项患者报告的调查。
背景:干粉吸入器(dpi)是北欧国家哮喘治疗中最常用的设备。随着新的dpi的出现,患者可能会接触到多种类型的设备,其最佳处理方式也不尽相同。目的是检查哮喘患者多剂量dpi的实际储存和保留。方法:采用多剂量dpi的哮喘患者作为研究对象,对dpi在现实生活中的储存和保留情况进行调查。使用在线问卷调查了患者的基本特征、吸入器使用和储存信息、有效期检查和同时使用吸入器的情况。结果:共纳入738例患者,中位年龄41岁,其中83%为女性。63%的患者报告了预先定义为其维持吸入器风险位置的储存条件,38%的应答患者同时使用一个以上的维持吸入器。三分之二的研究人群检查吸入器的有效期少于一个月或根本没有。经常报告过期后使用。三分之二的患者没有从他们的医生和/或护士或药房获得关于DPI存储的信息。结论:该患者报告的调查表明,三分之二的患者将吸入器装置储存在不理想的条件下,只有少数人接受了有关吸入器处理的指导。不知道吸入器的有效期和同时使用一个以上的维持吸入器是很常见的。由于吸入器处理不当可能会影响设备的功能,因此需要改进沟通和患者教育。
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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
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期刊介绍: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine is the official journal of the Italian Respiratory Society - Società Italiana di Pneumologia (IRS/SIP). The journal publishes on all aspects of respiratory medicine and related fields, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary and translational research. The interdisciplinary nature of the journal provides a unique opportunity for researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals across specialties to collaborate and exchange information. The journal provides a high visibility platform for the publication and dissemination of top quality original scientific articles, reviews and important position papers documenting clinical and experimental advances.
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