Medication non-adherence to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapy
poses a significant burden for patients and societies. Non-adherence encompasses poor …

With the current wealth of new inhalers available and insurance policy driven inhaler
switching, the need for insights in optimal education on inhaler use is more evident than …

Adherence to medication comprises a multiphased temporal process involving (1) initiation
of prescribed therapy,(2) implementation as prescribed, and (3) subsequent persistence …

Nonadherence to treatment, and its associated health and economic burden, is particularly
problematic in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management because of …

Over the past 22 years, annual GOLD Reports have documented important changes in
guidance and recommendations for uniformly treating patients with chronic obstructive …

Background Digital inhalers can monitor inhaler usage, support difficult-to-treat asthma
management, and inform step-up treatment decisions yet their economic value is unknown …

Use of electronic monitoring devices (EMDs) for inhalers is growing rapidly because of their
ability to provide objective and detailed adherence data to support clinical decision making …

Background Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a recently developed treatment for patients with
moderate-to-severe asthma. A few studies have suggested the clinical efficacy of this …

Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has been suggested to be poor but long-term
follow-ups are lacking. The objective of the present study was to assess adherence to ICS …

Background: Asthma affects millions of people worldwide, with many patients experiencing
symptoms that affect their daily lives despite receiving long-term controller medication …