Assessment of Metered-dose Inhalers Technique among Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disorders at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Al-Nasiriyah City Khasal Qasim Ali1,*, Dabis Hussein Abdulmohsin1, Al_Sadoon Ied1, Sachit Amer Abdulla2 1Adult Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Thiqar, Iraq 2Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Thiqar, Iraq *Corresponding author: Qasim Ali Khasal. Adult Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Thiqar, Iraq, E-mail: qasem9361@gmail.com.
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Objectives To evaluate the inhaler technique of MDI in patients with chronic respiratory disorders. A descriptive analytic design was used in order to achieve objectives of this study. The study was conducted in the outpatient clinics/Al-Hussein Teaching hospital at Al-Nasiriyah city, Thi-qar, Iraq from 1st November to 30th December of 2018. A non-probability (purposive) sample of (111) patients was selected. The data has been collected through the utilization of the developed questionnaire based on the standard of an inhaler technique checklist to assess the asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients technique by using Meterd inhaler, which consists of 1: demographic data form, 2: clinical Data, 3: patients’ practice regarding Inhalation technique of MDI. After getting approval to conduct the research from Al-Hussein Teaching hospital, the validity and reliability of the questionnaire was estimated. Where reliability was determined through a pilot study, while the validity accepted through a panel of experts. The findings of the present study indicate that the showed steps failure assessment are: step 6 [Inhale slowly, actuating once during first half of inhalation (71.2%)], step 7 Continue slow and deep inhalation (73.9)], and step 8 [Hold breath for 5 or more seconds(69.4)]. Top Keywords Assessment, Inhaler, Proper technique, Chronic respiratory diseases. Top |