Table 3.

Physician and nurses’ perspectives on how easy it is to teach and learn B/F Easyhaler^® use? (on-treatment population; n = 117)

Physician/nurse perspectives of B/F Easyhaler®	Number of responses (%)
Visit 1
Was it easy for patients to learn how to use B/F Easyhaler®?a
Very easy	83 (71.6)
Quite easy	30 (25.9)
Medium easy	3 (2.6)
How much time did patients need to learn how to use B/F Easyhaler®?a
< 5 min	95 (81.9)
5–10 min	21 (18.1)
Was it necessary to repeat the learning exercise?a
No	94 (81.9)
Yes	22 (19.0)
If yes, how many times was the learning exercise repeated?b
No need	92 (82.9)
Once	17 (15.3)
Two times or more	2 (1.8)
Visit 3
How good is the integration of the inhaler use in the patient’s everyday life?c
Very good	53 (46.1)
Good	52 (45.2)
Moderate	9 (7.8)
Bad	1 (0.9)
In my opinion the patient has difficulty in handling the inhaler?c
No	111 (96.5)
Yes	4 (3.5)
How would you assess patient compliance?d
Very good	54 (47.4)
Good	30 (26.3)
Moderate	26 (22.8)
Bad	4 (3.5)

Percentages were calculated from the number of responses received; some of these numbers include observed cases prior to patients being included in the on-treatment population

B/F budesonide and formoterol fumarate

^an = 124

^bn = 119

^cn = 115

^dn = 114