Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow and Critical Inhalation Errors are Associated with Higher COPD-Related Healthcare Costs

Leving, Marika T; Van Boven, Job F M; Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia Z; Van Cooten, Joyce; Correia De Sousa, Jaime; Cvetkovski, Biljana; Dekhuijzen, Richard; Dijk, Lars; García Pardo, Marina; Gardev, Asparuh; Gawlik, Radosław; Van Der Ham, Iris; Hartgers-Gubbels, Elisabeth Sophia; Janse, Ymke; Lavorini, Federico; Maricoto, Tiago; Meijer, Jiska; Metz, Boyd; Price, David B; Roman-Rodríguez, Miguel; Schuttel, Kirsten; Stoker, Nilouq; Tsiligianni, Ioanna; Usmani, Omar S; Kocks, Janwillem H

doi:10.2147/COPD.S380736

To assess the relationship between suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow (sPIF), inhalation technique errors, and non-adherence, with Healthcare Resource Utilisation (HCRU) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients receiving maintenance therapy via a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI).

Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow and Critical Inhalation Errors are Associated with Higher COPD-Related Healthcare Costs / Leving, M.T., van Boven, J.F.M., Bosnic-Anticevich, S.Z., van Cooten, J., Correia de Sousa, J., Cvetkovski, B., Dekhuijzen, R., Dijk, L., García Pardo, M., Gardev, A., Gawlik, R., van der Ham, I., Hartgers-Gubbels, E.S., Janse, Y., Lavorini, F., Maricoto, T., Meijer, J., Metz, B., Price, D.B., Roman-Rodríguez, M., et al.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COPD. - ISSN 1178-2005. - ELETTRONICO. - 17:(2022), pp. 2401-2415. [10.2147/COPD.S380736]