Home nebulized therapy for patients with COPD: patient compliance with treatment and its relation to quality of life

ZM Corden, CM Bosley, PJ Rees, GML Cochrane - Chest, 1997 - Elsevier
Study objectives To assess compliance with home nebulized therapy in patients with COPD.
Design Patients' home nebulizers were replaced with nebulizers that recorded the date and …

Psychological factors associated with use of home nebulized therapy for COPD

CM Bosley, ZM Corden, PJ Rees… - European Respiratory …, 1996 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This study examined the relationship between adherence to domiciliary nebulized therapy
and psychological factors; patient attitudes, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. Ninety …

Predictors of patient adherence to long-term home nebulizer therapy for COPD

J Turner, E Wright, L Mendella, N Anthonisen - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
Study objective Patients with moderate to severe COPD are frequently prescribed expensive
and complicated therapies that require adjustments in usual activities of daily living …

Comparing COPD treatment: nebulizer, metered dose inhaler, and concomitant therapy

DP Tashkin, GL Klein, SS Colman, H Zayed… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Patients using albuterol and ipratropium for treating chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) can use either nebulizers or metered dose inhalers. This study …

Perceptions and attitudes toward the use of nebulized therapy for COPD: patient and caregiver perspectives

A Sharafkhaneh, RA Wolf, S Goodnight… - COPD: Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Although delivery of medications through nebulization is effective for patients with COPD,
nebulization is often perceived negatively. This survey evaluated patient and caregiver …

Patients' practices and experiences of using nebuliser therapy in the management of COPD at home

B Alhaddad, FJ Smith, T Robertson… - BMJ open …, 2015 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background and aim How patients use their nebulisers at home is vital to ensure effective
treatment and optimal health outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

The role of nebulized therapy in the management of COPD: evidence and recommendations

R Dhand, M Dolovich, B Chipps… - COPD: Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Current guidelines recommend inhalation therapy as the preferred route of drug
administration for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Previous …

Disease severity and symptoms among patients receiving monotherapy for COPD

MT Dransfield, W Bailey, G Crater, A Emmett… - Primary Care …, 2011 - nature.com
Aim: To examine the burden of respiratory symptoms, quality of life and co-morbid illness in
COPD patients receiving maintenance treatment in a real world setting. Methods: In a single …

Customizing inhaled therapy to meet the needs of COPD patients

L Fromer, E Goodwin, J Walsh - Postgraduate Medicine, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease characterized by
airflow limitation resulting from emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Inhaled therapy is the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of patients' satisfaction with their inhalers on treatment compliance and health status in COPD

H Chrystyn, M Small, G Milligan, V Higgins, EG Gil… - Respiratory …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the relationships between inhaler satisfaction, treatment compliance
and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods …