Estudio descriptivo de los errores más frecuentes en la técnica inhalatoria

Abstract

Patients with inhaled therapy have a high percentage of incorrect technique despite the importance of performing it properly.

Objective: To determine which are the most frequent errors in the self administration of inhaled therapy in our patients.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted with a randomized sample of 60 patients. A face-to-face interview was carried out for the collection of data and errors in the technique by means of a check-list.

Results: 55% of the patients performed an incorrect technique. The most frequent errors were not to expel air pre-inspiration and not to perform apnea of ​​more than 5 seconds. Adherence to inhaler therapy measured by the TAI was found to be good in 50% of patients and the noncompliance rate was 58.3%.

Conclusions: It is necessary to insist on the importance of very frequent errors. The need for re-education has been verified due to the poor performance of the technique by the patients. The most common type of noncompliance was the erratic, followed by the unconscious and the deliberate. In general, adherence to inhaler therapy is poor.