Open Access<p>Use of Web-Based Videos in a Community Pharmacy to Optimize Inhalation Technique</p>
Author(s) -
Tobias Müller,
Maike Möller,
Christian Lücker,
Michael Dreher
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s279193
Subject(s) - medicine , inhaler , inhalation , pharmacy , asthma , airway , copd , anesthesia , nursing
Numerous studies have demonstrated that incorrect use of inhalers prescribed to treat airway diseases is commonly observed and is associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether inhalation technique can be improved by the demonstration of short training video sequences provided by the German Airway League.