Abstract

PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON ROLE OF INHALERS AND ASTHMA EDUCATION IN PREVENTION OF REPEATED EMERGENCYVISITS

*Dr. D. Giri Raja Sekhar, Dr. M. Sureswara Reddy, M G Poornima,
V. Vinod Kumar, Dr. C. Gopinath, G. Suresh

Abstract

Aim: This study aims at assessing the role of inhalers and asthma education in prevention of repeated emergency visits. Methods: It is a prospective observational study done for six months. Data was gathered on the basis of questionnaire and interview. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed to analyze the results. Results and discussion: Among 160 subjects 87(54.375%) were knowledgeable & 73(45.625%) were not knowledgeable before providing patient education. After educating to the not knowledgeable group (73) the same questionnaire was re administered and 46(28.75%) patients were found to be knowledgeable. 98(61.25%) & 62(38.75%) were in improper inhaler use before providing patient education (p

Keywords: Asthma education, Inhaler technique, Inhaler devices, Emergency Department visits.