Adherence to inhalation therapy is a critical determinant of the success of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, in practice, nonadherence to inhalation therapy is very common in COPD patients. The effects of adherence to inhalation therapy in COPD have not been fully studied, and less is known about the relationship between medication adherence and quality of life in COPD.

Our aim is to assess the factors that contribute to adherence to inhalation therapy and examine their correlation with quality of life.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2011;6:97-104
Authors: Takemura M, Mitsui K, Itotani R, Ishitoko M, Suzuki S, Matsumoto M, Aihara K, Oguma T, Ueda T, Kagioka H, Fukui M
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