The Effect of Adding a Training Device and Smartphone Application to Traditional Verbal Counseling in Asthmatic Children

Abstract

Introduction: New training devices have been introduced to help in inhaler counseling by addressing the inspiratory flow through the metered-dose inhaler (MDI), which is the most important problem of the MDI inhalation technique. This study aims to compare the effects of MDI traditional verbal counseling and advanced counseling using training devices with a smartphone application in pediatric asthmatic patients.