title: Assessing the use of metered dose inhalers by adults with asthma.
abstract: The development and analysis of an instrument to evaluate the use of metered dose inhalers by patients in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Asthma Program is presented. A total of 238 adult asthma patients demonstrated use of the metered dose inhaler for this analysis. Patient skill in using the inhaler was recorded using the instrument, Inhaler-Use Checklist, developed at UAB. The study found that most patients use metered dose inhalers incorrectly, despite training received from their physicians on proper use of inhalers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Manzella
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Windsor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soong
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D012119:Respiration
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents