Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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Job van der Palen

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• Research Article
  Emphasizing of Shaking the Inhaler as Part of Inhalation Instruction is Important in Young Asthmatic Children
  Author(s): Reina Visser, Marjolein Brusse-Keizer, Job van der Palen and Bernard J Thio Reina Visser, Marjolein Brusse-Keizer, Job van der Palen and Bernard J Thio
  
  Background: Current guidelines recommend to monitor inhalation technique in asthmatic children every 3-6 months. The aim of this study was to investigate inhalation technique 6 weeks after instruction in young asthmatic children, using a pressurized metered dose inhaler with spacer. Methods: 91 asthmatic children, 4-8 years, from our outpatient clinic, demonstrated their inhalation technique with a pressurized metered dose inhaler with spacer. Errors in inhalation technique were scored on an inhaler specific standardized checklist designed by the Dutch Lung Foundation. Afterwards, feedback on inhalation technique was provided to the child and his/her parent(s). Six weeks later their inhalation technique was reevaluated. Results: Significantly more children carried out a perfec.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665.1000244

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