TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of PIF, Inhalation Technique and Medication Adherence on Health Status and Exacerbations in COPD
T2 - Protocol of a Real-World Observational Study (PIFotal COPD Study)
AU - Leving, Marika
AU - Wouters, Hans
AU - de la Hoz, Alberto
AU - Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia
AU - Dekhuijzen, Richard
AU - Gardev, Asparuh
AU - Lavorini, Federico
AU - Meijer, Jiska
AU - Price, David
AU - Rodríguez, Miguel Román
AU - Tsiligianni, Ioanna
AU - Usmani, Omar
AU - Wijnsma, Birgit
AU - Kocks, Janwillem
N1 - Acknowledgements
The authors thank Evgeni Dvortsin for his valuable contribution in the initial development of the project.
Funding.
This study was co-funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and GPRI. The study sponsor is GPRI, who will also be performing the data collection and analysis. Boehringer Ingelheim is the funding and scientific partner, and is funding the journal’s Rapid Service fee.
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Dry powder inhalers (DPIs), a commonly prescribed inhaler type for respiratory diseases, require patients to generate sufficient peak inspiratory flow (PIF) to ensure optimal drug delivery to the airways. Effectiveness of therapy also requires a good inhalation technique and adequate medication adherence. For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), recent studies conducted in tertiary care suggest that DPI users with suboptimal PIF have poorer COPD-related health status and increased exacerbation risk versus those with optimal PIF. The PIFotal study will investigate the impact of PIF, inhalation technique and medication adherence on patient-reported outcomes in patients with COPD in primary care using a DPI for their maintenance therapy.
AB - Dry powder inhalers (DPIs), a commonly prescribed inhaler type for respiratory diseases, require patients to generate sufficient peak inspiratory flow (PIF) to ensure optimal drug delivery to the airways. Effectiveness of therapy also requires a good inhalation technique and adequate medication adherence. For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), recent studies conducted in tertiary care suggest that DPI users with suboptimal PIF have poorer COPD-related health status and increased exacerbation risk versus those with optimal PIF. The PIFotal study will investigate the impact of PIF, inhalation technique and medication adherence on patient-reported outcomes in patients with COPD in primary care using a DPI for their maintenance therapy.
KW - Chronic airways disease
KW - Respiratory medicine
KW - Primary care
KW - Quality in healthcare
KW - Protocols and guidelines
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115050993&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s41030-021-00172-7
DO - 10.1007/s41030-021-00172-7
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 591
EP - 606
JO - Pulmonary Therapy
JF - Pulmonary Therapy
SN - 2364-1746
IS - 2
ER -