Watt - Improving Non-adherence Flashcards

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Method used

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Field experiment - Australia

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Participants used ?

3points

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32 Australian children - 10B 22G

Aged 1.5 - 6 yrs

Full parental consent

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Procedure

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Given normal inhaler test for a week ( breath a tech )
Parents answered questionnaire

Given funhaler for a week
Parents ans questionnaire

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Results

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38% parents found to medicate their children previous day with the funhaler

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Conclusions

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Previous research found Boredom and forgetfulness and apathy: reasons for non adherence

Funhaler : spinner and whistle improve adherence

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Aim

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To see if funhaler can improve children’s adherence to medication for asthma

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7
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Which design was used

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Repeated measures design

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