Inhaler technique and patient compliance

Inhaler technique and patient compliance

The research paper will be about a topic of your choice related to your degree. I chose inhaler techniques and patient compliance. I will upload my introduction and my references for help.

Prepare the Research Paper using the following guidelines:

  • 1,500 – 2,000 words
  • APA-compliant formatting, including title and reference pages
  • Minimum of five scholarly references
please use the introduction file that I uploaded to help with the paper,  include other relevant subtopics and then end with a conclusion. Also I need the references that are uploaded (file name References-paper) Is the correct one. Please use those to also complete the paper.
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Inhaler technique and patient compliance are two considerations that are commonly overlooked on the prescription of an inhaled asthma control therapy. Patients are often prescribed inhalation therapy and proceed to fill their medication while receiving minimal instruction about the proper inhaler technique ensuring maximal medication dose delivery.  Counseling on a proper technique is essential for compliance, reducing exacerbation related emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Considering the multitude of respiratory inhalers that can be tailored to treat the specific individual’s asthma symptoms, patient education on proper drug delivery ensures that they receive optimal pharmacotherapy.  The primary classes of Inhaled Medications are Inhaled Bronchodilators and Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS) (Leading experts in Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (2020). Inhaled Bronchodilators are a type of medication that makes breathing easier by relaxing the muscles in the lungs and widening the airways (bronchi). It comes in short and long-acting, for different types of asthma “attacks” and maintenance therapy. Short-acting, commonly known as “rescues inhalers,” and long-acting inhalers are used regularly to help control asthma. Inhaled Corticosteroids are long-acting, which a patient would take daily to control Asthma and usually are taken once or twice depending on the medication and the prescribing information (Mahoudi, 2008). In prior studies, only a small number of patients were using their inhalers correctly. Patients should be trained to their specific inhaler type and advised to always refer to their instructions included with their prescribed inhaler.  We will be looking at proper techniques and how it correlates to patient compliance, reducing exacerbations, potentially reducing the cost of emergency room visits, and hospital stays—leading to an overall lessening of the healthcare burden attributed to those wheezy asthmatic patients.

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