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Video-based Teach-to-goal Intervention on Inhaler Technique on Adults With Asthma and COPD: a Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Verbal teach to goal education and Video based teach to goal education for COPD and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 154 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study was an interventional educational study that was intended to find out the effect of a video based inhaler technique education on improving inhaler technique mastery, disease control, medication adherence and patient quality of life in comparison to verbal education among adults with asthma or COPD.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants were showed how to use correctly their inhalers and then asked again to show the technique. For each incorrect step, the patients were corrected and asked to repeat the steps until they mastered the technique. This process was repeated a maximum of three times.
Participants were educated by the a video-based teach to goal method. using a smartphone, an educational video illustrating the correct technique for each of the inhalers used by the patient was displayed. After watching the video, the patients were asked to show again how to use their inhaler and for each wrong step the video was displayed again until mastering the correct technique a maximum of three times. At the end of the interview participants in the intervention group received a copy of the video via WhatsApp and were all invited to watch the video whenever needed.