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. 2010 Apr;23(Suppl 1):S-61–S-70. doi: 10.1089/jamp.2009.0767

Table 1.

Responses to Matched Pre- and Poststudy Ease of Use Questions

Question     Response Marginal homogeneity P value
When preparing for a treatment, how easy do you find your nebulizer to assemble?
 
 
I-neb AAD System
 
 
 
 
 
Very difficult
Difficult
Acceptable
Easy
Very easy
Total
 
 
  Previous nebulizer Very difficult 0 0 0 0 0 0    
    Difficult 0 0 0 0 2 2    
    Acceptable 0 0 1 6 15 22 Inline graphic 0.0001
    Easy 0 1 5 7 16 29    
    Very easy 0 0 1 4 10 15    
 
 
Total
0
1
7
17
43
68
 
 
After a treatment, how easy do you find your nebulizer to take apart?
 
 
I-neb AAD System
 
 
 
 
 
Very difficult
Difficult
Acceptable
Easy
Very easy
Total
 
 
  Previous nebulizer Very difficult 0 0 0 0 0 0    
    Difficult 0 0 0 1 0 1    
    Acceptable 0 0 1 6 11 18 Inline graphic <0.0001
    Easy 0 0 3 9 21 33    
    Very easy 0 0 0 4 12 16    
 
 
Total
0
0
4
20
44
68
 
 
How easy do you find your nebulizer to clean?
 
 
I-neb AAD System
 
 
 
 
 
Very difficult
Difficult
Acceptable
Easy
Very easy
Total
 
 
  Previous nebulizer Very difficult 0 0 0 0 0 0    
    Difficult 0 0 0 0 2 2    
    Acceptable 0 0 2 5 11 18 Inline graphic <0.0001
    Easy 0 0 4 10 27 41    
    Very easy 0 0 0 1 6 7    
 
 
Total
0
0
6
16
46
68
 
 
When using your nebulizer, how confident are you that the drug was being delivered into your lungs?
 
 
I-neb AAD System
 
 
 
 
 
Not at all
2
3
4
Very confident
Total
 
 
  Previous nebulizer Not at all 0 0 1 0 2 3    
    2 0 0 0 1 3 4    
    3 1 0 0 5 13 19 Inline graphic 0.001
    4 0 2 1 5 10 18    
    Very confident 0 0 1 5 17 23    
    Total 1 2 3 16 45 67    

AAD, Adaptive Aerosol Delivery.