title: [Practical problems in supply and use of ultrasonic nebulizers at home for aerosol treatment of cystic fibrosis].
abstract: With the aim of evaluating the technical and administrative problems which are relevant to the home aerosol therapy through ultrasonic nebulizers in the management of cystic fibrosis (CF), a comparative study was performed on three types of devices. The study was carried out by means of a questionnaire on the basis of an intensive motivation of the users who were enrolled. The questionnaire was given to 36 families involved in the CF management: they were subdivided into 3 groups of twelve, to each one of whom one of the 3 types of devices had been prescribed. Thirty three families, 11 for each group, answered. With regard to the supply of the devices, an enormous delay was observed: on average from 48 to 111 days according to the groups. The major problems of endurance and maintenance were concerning the american nebulizer Devilbiss Ultranebb mod. 99, the highest costs regarded the German nebulizer Klava 5000. The users' comprehensive evaluation of the devices were fairly in accordance to the results concerning their endurance over time. However, the study showed also some defects of compliance in the patients and their families as regard to the disinfection of the instruments as prescribed by the care Center.
authors.affiliation: Centro Regionale Veneto Fibrosi Cistica, Verona, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandroni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tosi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mastella
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols
vernacular_title: Valutazione dei problemi practici legati alla fornitura ed all'uso di nebulizzatori ultrasonici a domicilio per il trattamento aerosolico della fibrosi cistica.