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Spirometry in general practice: the performance of practice assistants scored by lung function technicians.

J J den Otter¹, M Knitel, R P Akkermans, C P van Schayck, H T Folgering, C van Weel.

Abstract

Recently, spirometers have become available for use within general practice as an alternative to peak flow meters. This study investigates whether practice assistants, after comprehensive training, can effectively carry out spirometry with patients suffering from asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. A scoring system, consisting of 20 items, was devised to determine the effectiveness of the assistants' instructions and to assess the patient's subsequent use of the spirometer. About half the instructions and half the patient performance items were considered to be carried out satisfactorily.

Entities: Disease Species

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Year: 1997 PMID： 9115793 PMCID： PMC1312874

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Gen Pract ISSN： 0960-1643 Impact factor: 5.386

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Spirometry in general practice: the performance of practice assistants scored by lung function technicians.

1. The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data.

Review 2. Lung volumes and forced ventilatory flows. Report Working Party Standardization of Lung Function Tests, European Community for Steel and Coal. Official Statement of the European Respiratory Society.

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4. The National Asthma Education Program. Expert panel report guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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