Respiratory care
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Culturally Specific Evaluation of Inhaler Techniques in Asthma.
Little work has been done on identifying the impact of educational materials developed by immigrant patients themselves, along with their caregivers and health professionals in terms of inhaler use technique. The purpose of this study was to evaluate understanding of physicians' instructions on asthma management and inhaler techniques in Punjabi and Chinese subjects using educational interventions in their native languages. ⋯ The educational interventions developed were successful in behavioral modification and beneficial beyond usual care in terms of improving proper use of inhalers and understanding of physicians' instructions. The findings can be translated to health education practice, promoting the development of short, simple, and culturally linguistically appropriate learning materials for patients. Such interventions that draw on patients' life experiences and socio-cultural context can overcome certain limitations of conventional patient education approaches. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01474928.).
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Rhinopharyngeal Retrograde Clearance Induces Less Respiratory Effort and Fewer Adverse Effects in Comparison With Nasopharyngeal Aspiration in Infants With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis.
Acute viral bronchiolitis is an inflammatory disease of the lower respiratory tract. This study aimed to compare the immediate effects of retrograde rhinopharyngeal clearance with nasopharyngeal aspiration in children admitted with acute viral bronchiolitis. ⋯ The use of retrograde rhinopharyngeal clearance in the management of infants with acute viral bronchiolitis can be an alternative for the clearance of the upper airways, since it showed immediate positive effects on the occurrence of complications and signs of respiratory effort compared with nasopharyngeal aspiration. Children classified with a moderate clinical score appear to benefit the most. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02460614.).