Resumen :
INTRODUCCIÓN
El asma es una de las enfermedades crónicas más prevalentes en la infancia, afectando alrededor de 1 de cada 10 niños en España y provocando una merma importante en la calidad de vida y un elevado coste económico. Un aspecto esencial para el manejo es la educación del niño asmático y s... Ver más
INTRODUCTION
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in childhood, it appears in around 1 to 10 children in Spain and causes significant decrease in quality of life and a high economic cost. An essential aspect for management is the education of the asthmatic child and his family, which includes verifying adherence to treatment and the correct use of inhalers. This study aims to compare the degree of satisfaction by means of a questionnaire, between patients who use dry powder devices and patients who use pressurized cartridge devices, in pediatric patients with a similar stage of asthma.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
A cross-sectional study is carried out in pediatric asthmatic patients with a similar stage of the disease, in which sociodemographic characteristics, presence of family history of asthma or allergy, type of inhalation device used, association of other diseases of interest, aspects related to control of their asthma and their inhalation device, collected through a questionnaire type CAN and FSI-10.
RESULTS
Of the 30 patients, 29 were analysed (excluding 1 due to missing questionnaire), 72% men, 8±7 years old, 72% first-degree family history, 7% second-degree family history, 17% passive smokers, 69% users of MDI inhalers, 31% users of dry powder inhalers. In addition, they presented associated comorbidity, with one or more pathologies: allergic rhinitis 66%, atopic dermatitis 22%, bronchial asthma 11%, allergy to cow's milk proteins 11%, allergy to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 11%, prematurity 11%, recent covid-19 11%. Regarding the control of their asthma in the last 4 weeks, comparing MDI versus dry powder: daytime cough 1.05±0.49vs1.67±1.22, p>0.05; nocturnal cough 1.15±0.44vs 1.44±1.28, p>0.05; daytime wheezing 0.40±0.24 vs 1.00±0.86, p>0.05; nocturnal wheezing 0.65±0.41 vs 0.89±0.90, p>0.05; daytime respiratory distress 0.65±0.41 vs 1.33±1.01, p>0.05; nocturnal respiratory distress 0.80±0.42vs 1.11±1.05, p>0.05; coughing or whistling before physical exercise or laughing out loud 1.55±0.63vs2.11±0.90, p>0.05; emergency room visits 0.15±0.17vs0, p>0.05; no hospital admissions were recorded. Regarding the inhalation device used, comparing MDI versus dry powder: ease of learning 1.25±0.34vs1.56±0.68, p>0.05; ease of use 1.20±0.29vs1.44±0.86, p>0.05; transportation comfort 1.40±0.47vs0.67±077, p>0.05; degree of satisfaction 1.35±0.41vs1.33±1.08 p>0.05. After stratifying the sample in >6 years, 19 patients were obtained, 10 MDI users and 9 dry powder users.
CONCLUSIONS
No differences were found in terms of satisfaction, asthma control, and patient characteristics when comparing MDI users and dry powder device users.
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