The Nurse’s Role in Educating Pediatric Patients on Correct Inhaler Technique: An Interventional Study

Eva Benito-Ruiz, Raquel Sánchez-Recio, Roberto Alijarde-Lorente, Isabel Iguacel, María Pérez-Corral, Carlos Luis Martín de Vicente, Ainhoa Jiménez-Olmos and Ángel Gasch-Gallén
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Eva Benito-Ruiz: Pediatric Intensitive Care Unit, Miguel Servet Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Raquel Sánchez-Recio: Physiatry and Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Roberto Alijarde-Lorente: Pediatric Unit, Obispo Polanco Hospital, 44002 Teruel, Spain
Isabel Iguacel: Physiatry and Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
María Pérez-Corral: Pediatric Intensitive Care Unit, Miguel Servet Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Carlos Luis Martín de Vicente: Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, University Miguel Servet Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Ainhoa Jiménez-Olmos: Pediatric Intensitive Care Unit, Miguel Servet Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Ángel Gasch-Gallén: Physiatry and Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: The prevalence of pediatric respiratory diseases in Spain is 23%. Inhalation is the preferred route of administration but there are frequent errors in the performance of the inhalation technique leading a poor control of the disease. The aim of this research was to detect errors in the execution of the inhalation technique at a Pediatric Pulmonology Unit in a hospital of Aragón (Spain). In order to improve the administration of inhaled medication, an educational intervention for 1 year by nursing was conducted. This interventional study, including children aged 1 to 15 years with an inhalation therapy and who attended the Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, was conducted between September 2017 and September 2018. Logistic Regression models were conducted in SPSS. This study involved 393 children (61.1% boys). Before the intervention, 39.4% achieved a correct inhalation technique increasing up to 62.1% after the intervention. Those who had their first visit to the Unit, young children and girls had a higher risk of incorrect performance than those with subsequent visits, older children, and boys, respectively. The most common errors in the inhalation technique were not performing adequate apnoea after inhaling and not rinsing the mouth at the end of the procedure. The education given by nurses to pediatric patients improved the inhalation technique, achieving better control of the disease and use of the health system.

Keywords: early intervention; educational; education; nursing; inhalers; medication errors; pediatrics; respiration disorders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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