Inhalation Technique Training Improves Management of Asthma and COPD

The results revealed significant improvements in inhalation technique scores for all three device groups. Patients using MDIs demonstrated a notable increase in mean score from 5.68 ± 0.83 at baseline to 6.68 ± 0.58 after 1 month (p < 0.000). The improvement was even more evident after 6 months, with a mean score of 7.02 ± 0.56 (p < 0.008).

Similarly, patients using DPIs saw their mean score increase from 4.37 ± 5.53 at baseline to 5.53 ± 0.58 after 1 month (p < 0.000). However, no significant statistical improvement was observed after 6 months, with the mean score being 5.62 ± 0.55 (p < 0.117).

For patients utilizing pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDI) with spacers, the mean score improved significantly from 6.90 ± 0.94 at baseline to 6.90 ± 0.94 after 1 month (p < 0.001). Although the mean score decreased slightly after 6 months to 7.818 ± 0.60 (p < 0.053), it still remained higher than the baseline score.

Source:

Meena, M., Arora, P., Goud, M. S., & Kumar, L. (2023). To Study the Effectiveness of Inhalation Technique Training in Patients with COPD and Asthma. In Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (Vol. 71, Issue 05, pp. 56–60). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5005/japi-11001-0238