Training improves the handling of inhaler devices and reduces the severity of symptoms in geriatric patients suffering from chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease

Training improves the handling of inhaler devices and reduces the severity of symptoms in geriatric patients suffering from chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Purpose Elderly patients with impaired vision, cognitive decline or motor/sensory disturbances of their fingers suffering from chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) encounter difficulties in handling inhaler devices used as the cornerstones of treatment of pulmonary obstruction. Many...

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Main Authors: Marie-Christine Luley, Tobias Loleit, Elmar Knopf, Marija Djukic, Carl-Peter Criée, Roland Nau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease - Inhaler devices
Geriatrics
Compliance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01804-4

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