Abstract

DE LA PAZ REYES, Elizabeth María et al. Evidences of an educational program on the use of asthma inhalers by adolescents. MEDISAN [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.6, pp.789-792. ISSN 1029-3019.

Educational intervention was performed in 41 adolescents who suffered from bronchial asthma, belonging to "Carlos Juan Finlay" Teaching Polyclinic of Santiago de Cuba, with the purpose of increasing the knowledge of the inhalers use in that population group. With this intervention the knowledge of patients of the series improved significantly, showing the effectiveness of the program implemented when achieving its initial purpose.

Keywords : adolescents; bronchial asthma; inhalers; educational intervention; primary health care.

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