A Method to Calculate Adherence to Inhaled Therapy that Reflects the Changes in Clinical Features of Asthma.

Imran SulaimanJansen SeheultElaine MacHaleFiona BolandSusan M O'DwyerViliam RapcanShona D'ArcyBreda CushenMatshediso MokokaIsabelle KillaneSheila A RyderRichard B ReillyRichard W Costello

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2017)

Adherence that incorporates the interval between doses and inhaler technique, and calculated as AUC, is more reflective of changes in quality of life and lung function than are the currently used measures of adherence. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 01529697).

Keyphrases

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