Source: International Congress 2016 – Monitoring airway diseases with clinical tools
Disease area: Airway diseases

Abstract

Background : Proper education on inhaler usage and COPD management is essential in managing COPD patients but it is not performed well at private clinics in Korea. Therefore this study was conducted to see the effect of comprehensive education program including inhaler training and COPD management at private clinics.Methods : We enlisted 286 patients with asthma or COPD on an outpatient basis at 40 private clinics in Korea. The patients were educated on inhaler usage and disease management three times on a two week basis. COPD assessment test (CAT) score was measured and questionnaires about correct usage of inhaler and understanding of COPD were obtained from physicians and patients before and after this education program. Outcomes of 127 patients with COPD (male : 89%, mean age : 67.8 ± 14.2 years) were analyzed.Results : CAT score (19.6 ± 12.5 vs. 15.1± 12.3) and COPD symptoms including cough, sputum, dyspnea, and chest tightness improved significantly after this education program (p<0.05). This education program made COPD patients understand COPD better and use inhalers more correctly (p<0.05). CAT improved group (4 points or more improvement of CAT score) after this education program had better understanding of COPD management and more correct inhaler techniques than those without CAT improvement (p<0.05).Conclusion : Comprehensive education program including inhaler training and COPD management performed at private clinics improved CAT score, and led to patients' better understanding of COPD management.


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Joo Hun Park (Suwon, Republic of Korea), Joo Hun Park, Kwang Ha Yoo, Jung Yeon Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Tae-Hyung Kim, Chin Kook Rhee, Ho-Kee Yum. Efficacy of comprehensive education program including inhaler training and disease management on COPD. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1055

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