Poor Metered-Dose Inhaler Technique Is Associated with Overuse of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jun;16(6):765-768. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201812-889RL.

Authors

Matthew F Griffith^{1

2}, Laura C Feemster^{1

2}, Lucas M Donovan^{1

2}, Laura J Spece^{1

2}, Jerry A Krishnan³, Peter K Lindenauer⁴, Mary A McBurnie⁵, Richard A Mularski⁵, David H Au^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 1 University of Washington Seattle, Washington.
² 2 Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle, Washington.
³ 3 University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois.
⁴ 4 University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Springfield, Massachusetts and.
⁵ 5 Kaiser Permanente Northwest Portland, Oregon.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
Aged
Bronchodilator Agents / administration & dosage
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Medication Adherence
Metered Dose Inhalers / adverse effects*
Middle Aged
Prescription Drug Overuse / adverse effects*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Bronchodilator Agents

Grants and funding

K12 HL137940/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States