Peak Flow Meters: Are They Monitoring Tools or Training Devices?
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Asthma
- Vol. 27 (4), 219-227
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02770909009073330
Abstract
Previous studies have been inconclusive as to whether peak flow meter use teaches asthma patients to better perceive their own pulmonary functioning. This investigation utilized a delayed baseline design to determine if pulmonary awareness could be improved among a sample of 24 adult patients who compared daily peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR) with asthma symptom ratings. Results indicated that among this sample of adult patients: (i) perception of pulmonary functioning was poor, (ii) adherence to peak flow meter use was poor, and (iii) among patients who use peak flow meters daily, self-perception of pulmonary functioning did not improve significantly. Summary tables and descriptive statistics for pulmonary functioning are provided, and treatment implications are discussed.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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