[Compliance with nebulized therapy in childhood].
While in the past diagnostic and therapeutic means were rather limited, nowadays doctors have a vast and valid selection of both at their disposal which, if used correctly, are able to successfully treat various pathologies. It is for this reason that the paediatrician undertakes to give patients--and above all their parents--all the correct information regarding their treatment and/or lifestyle in order to obtain the best possible therapeutic results as well as optimum health conditions. However, despite efforts on the part of the paediatrician, the parents and even the patients themselves, much of what is advised is often partly ignored, forgotten or incorrectly implemented, whether intentionally or by mistake. In essence, the compliance to advice given is often inadequate especially in more serious conditions such as asthma. All of these problems are mainly due to the fact that communication is more than often poor, despite the primary role it plays in the compliance to treatment and its correct implementation. Such impaired communication is usually caused by a sense of wanting to do things quickly on the part of the doctor, the patient and/or the family. Moreover, it must also be said that nowadays patients above all are impatient and the desire to recover is rarely equal to the commitment shown towards treatment. All of this obviously has negative affects on our patients' health conditions as well as on health care costs. Frequently failures and no significant reduction in mortality due to asthma, especially during adolescence when interpersonal relationships are more difficult, are a reality. Moreover, this reality strongly suggests that, despite doctors' competence and progress in both therapy and technology which permit the administration of simple to use medicines such as aerosols, greater commitment is required in order to obtain better results which are consistent with the current availability of such technological and therapeutic measures.
Azienda Ospedaliera Materno Infantile G. Salesi, Ancona. caramiagm@mercurio.it
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D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents