What Patients Call Their Inhalers Is Associated with "Asthma Attacks"

Conclusions:
Patients who use non-standard names for asthma inhalers experience increased asthma morbidity. Ascertaining what patients call their inhalers may be a quick method to identify those at higher risk of poor outcomes.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Forth, V. E., Cardet, J. C., Chang, K.-L., Ericson, B., Hurley, L. P., Maher, N. E., Staton, E. W., Sosa, B. T., Israel, E., on behalf of the PREPARE investigators Tags: Original Research Source Type: research