Background: Asthma is considered as one of the most common chronic disease worldwide. Literature reveals that the prevalence of asthma in KSA increased significantly from 8% in 1986 to 23% in 1995. Pressurized metered dose (pMDI) inhalers are the most cost effective first line of treatment. Formal training and demonstration of the correct use of inhalers have been shown to improve the skills of inhaler use with better outcomes. Objectives: To evaluate the physicians' methods of explaining the MDI techniques to asthmatic patients. Methods: A total of 165 participants (71 physicians and 94 residency training program members) participated in the study.
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