… define ‘critical’ errors and their impact on health outcomes and … inhaler errors reported in
the literature [11], this paper focuses on critical errors, as these are most likely to have a health …

… regular assessment of inhaler technique in a bid to improve therapeutic outcomes. To … errors
and health outcomes (clinical outcomes, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation) in asthma …

… Importantly, the use of brief, repeated training programs has been shown to improve clinical
outcomes among patients with asthma. On the other hand, technological advances could …

… The results of this study relied on the observations of inhaler errors by health care professionals
who were purposefully trained. The study attempted to reduce interrater variability by …

… with making these specific inhaler technique errors be identified. … errors specifically
associated with poor asthma outcomes, and to identify factors associated with making these errors…

… A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to assess the impact of inhalation errors
with these dry powder inhalers on clinical outcomes in asthma. Database searches were …

… Patients with asthma were observed for serious inhaler errors by trained healthcare …
asthma-related outcomes associated with ≥1 serious errors. Results: Of 3681 patients with …

… therapies; however, payers are likely to want to see evidence that improving inhaler technique
leads to measureable health outcomes and resource saving benefits in a real-life setting. …

… errors in inhaler use over the past 40 years in patients treated with MDIs or dry powder inhalers
… early and late periods of use and compared the outcome variables to look for time trends. …

… minimal critical errors [7]. While at this stage there are no prospective studies establishing
the effectiveness of critical error-focused inhaler technique training on disease outcomes, this …