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Increasing Knowledge of Inhaler Technique in Adult Asthma and COPD Patients
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Abstract
Background: Inhalers serve as the primary mode of delivering medication for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Inhalers effectiveness is based upon the patient's ability to self-administer them correctly and being taught how. Purpose:This quality improvement project aims to enhance the knowledge of asthma and COPD patients in using inhalers by providing them with demonstrations of proper techniques. Methods: A pre-post design focused on outpatient adult asthma and COPD patients at an urban primary care clinic. Baseline assessments were conducted using the CDC inhaler usage guidelines demonstration of correct inhaler techniques and these were compared with post-evaluation results obtained immediately after the intervention. Results: The 21 asthma and COPD patients who participated had significant increases in confidence levels and knowledge acquisition. The intervention ensured that all participants performed the inhaler usage technique with 100% effectiveness. Conclusion: This intervention focused on enhancing confidence levels, knowledge acquisition, and practical skills, potentially leading to improved asthma management outcomes. The results support the literature review findings that patients with asthma and COPD not only need a structured standardized education on the proper inhaler usage technique using an interactive type of education such as the teach back method, but their technique also needs to be reviewed and education reinforced at each clinic visit.
Type
Capstone Project
Date
2024-05
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License
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/