Relação entre a técnica adequada de uso dos dispositivos inalatórios e o controle da asma, em pacientes atendidos nos Ambulatórios de Pneumologia do Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro, em Campina Grande -PB.

Abstract

Introduction: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. It is defined by the historyof respiratory symptoms such as wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness and cough that vary over time and inintensity, together with variable expiratory airflow limitation (Souza et al., 2009). It is estimated that, in Brazil, there are approximately 20 million asthmatics (Sole et al., 2007) and that the direct cost of asthma (use of health and drugs services) is twice as high among patients with uncontrolled asthma than among those with controlled asthma, and the lack of asthma control the largest component related to the use of health services (Santos et al., 2007). The goal of asthma management is to obtain control of the disease. Control refers to the extent to which the manifestations of asthma are suppressed, either spontaneously or by treatment, and comprises two distinct areas: the control of current clinical limitations and reduce future risks(Souza et al., 2009). The control of the current limitations should preferably be evaluated in relation to the last four weeks and includes symptoms, need for rescue medication, limitation of physical activity and intensity of airflow limitation(Souza et al., 2009). Objective: To relate the proper technique for using inhalation devices and asthma control in patients treated in pulmonology clinics of the University Hospital AlcidesCarneiro, Campina Grande - PB. Methods: Cross-sectional study type survey with patients previously diagnosed with asthma, using medications through inhalers dry powder and are treated in pulmonology clinics of the University Hospital of Campina Grande-PB, between august 2016 and September of2016 . The use of evaluation technique will be based on a checklist and control of asthma is related to a questionnaire, and requested the demonstration of use, during the observation of the researcher. Expected results and contribution: With this work, expected to relate the proper technique for using inhalation devices to asthma control in patients diagnosed with asthma treated in pulmonology clinics of the University Hospital AlcidesCarneiro, in Campina Grande-PB.