The burden of asthma is particularly notable in adolescents, and is associated with higher
rates of prevalence and mortality compared with younger children. One factor contributing to …

Despite the wide application of adherence as a concept, the definition, evaluation and
improvement of the adherence to treatment by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

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

Background Inefficient inhaler technique (IT) compromises the optimal delivery of
medication. However, the IT knowledge of health care professionals (HCPs) has received …

BACKGROUND Medication non-adherence management of patients with asthma/COPD
remains challenging. Given the multitude of underlying causes, a personalized approach is …

Inhaled medication is essential to control asthma and COPD, but availability and proper
adherence are challenges in low-middle income countries (LMIC). Data on medication …

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

Background: The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) recommends the concurrent use of self-
report and pharmacy refill data to assess treatment adherence. However, clinical evidence …

Background This study assessed the adherence profiles to inhaled therapies and the
agreement between two patient self-report adherence methods in stable COPD lpatients …

Background: Asthma guidelines recommend considering patient preferences for inhaler
choice. However, few studies have assessed the impact of patient satisfaction with an …