Sergi Trias-Llimós
[DDHealth Protocol: Justification, design and implementation of a cross-sectional survey of sociodemographic health, health literacy and digital divide in 2,000 adults aged fifty to seventy-nine residing in Spain in 2022]
Revista espanola de salud publica
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd bronchial asthma pose significant threats challenges global health care emphasizing need precise inhaler therapies overcome burden optimal peak inspiratory flow rate pifr crucial determinant right selection effective use inhaler device also helps improve treatment effectiveness obstructive airway diseases worldwide allows effective drug delivery distal airways lung parenchyma used selection criterion physicians around world selecting personalized inhaler devices find optimal nonoptimal pifr prevalence influencing factors stable exacerbation phases copd bronchial asthma tamil nadu india singlecenter observational crosssectional study conducted february 2022 august 2023 patients meet diagnostic criteria specified global initiative chronic obstructive lung disease gold guidelines copd global initiative asthma gina guidelines bronchial asthma enrolled study pifr measured using handheld digital spirometry device along demographic data collection statistical analyses including ttests chisquare tests performed using spss version 21 ibm corp armonk ny gender height disease severity significantly impacted pifr females normal bmi individuals moderate disease severity exhibited higher optimal pifr rates stable exacerbation phases disease smoking status influence either optimal nonoptimal pifr notably substantial differences lung function parameters observed optimal 6090 lmin nonoptimal pifr insufficient 30 lmin suboptimal 3060 lmin excessive 90 lmin groups highlighting impact respiratory health study emphasizes importance personalized inhaler strategies considering gender height disease severity proper inhaler device selection continuous monitoring inhaler technique tailored inhaler education every opd visit vital optimizing effective copd bronchial asthma management improving adherence treatment