Dry-powder inhalers in patients with persistent airflow limitation: usability and preference

ConclusionsThe possibility of grading objectively the performance of different DPIs in terms of their usability and therapeutic convenience in daily life represents a crucial operational opportunity to pursue. To note that a substantial discrepancy  exists between the patients’ belief “at glance” and the patients’ effective usability with can be registered with some devices. From a general point of view, devices requiring less manual actions for their actuation confirmed their better usability and proper handling after less attempts. In particular, Genuair came out as the most preferred DPI also when several different aspects of preference and usability are assessed objectively and compared.
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research