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Inter-professional education unveiling significant association between asthma knowledge and inhaler technique
- Source :
- Pharmacy Practice, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 713-713 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas, 2016.
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Abstract
- Objectives: To explore whether an association exists between health care professionals’ (HCPs) asthma knowledge and inhaler technique demonstration skills. Methods: HCPs’ asthma knowledge and inhaler technique demonstration skills were assessed at baseline at an inter-professional educational workshop focusing on asthma medication use. Asthma knowledge was assessed via a published questionnaire. Correct inhaler technique for the three inhalers, the Accuhaler, Turbuhaler and pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) was assessed using published checklists. Results: Two hundred HCPs agreed to participate: 10 specialists (medical doctors specialized in respiratory diseases) (5%), 46 general practitioners (23%), 79 pharmacists (39%), 15 pharmacists’ assistants (8%), 40 nurses (20%) and 10 respiratory therapists (5%). Backwards stepwise multiple regression conducted to determine predictors of HCPs’ inhaler technique, showed that out of many independent variables (asthma knowledge score, profession, age, gender, place of work, years in practice and previous personal use of the study inhaler/s), asthma knowledge score was the only variable showing significant association with inhaler technique (R2=0.162, p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1885642X and 18863655
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Pharmacy Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b7e6e37434e3b9ecf59d512745ca8
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2016.01.713