Table 3.

Inhalation technique assessments by health care professionals.

Assessment question		Yes, n (%)		No, n (%)		Not visible on the video, n (%)
Questions for all assessments (N=42)
	Has _a the correct posture (ie, an upright upper body) during inhalation?		42 (100)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Did _ load/prepare the device correctly?		30 (71)		4 (10)		8 (19)
	Did _ exhale enough before inhalation?		30 (71)		8 (19)		4 (10)
	Did _ inhale deeply and long enough through the mouth during inhalation?		34 (81)		7 (17)		1 (2)
	Did _ hold his breath for 5-10 seconds? OR an alternative for the metered-dose inhaler: Were 10 calm breaths taken via the upstream chamber?		38 (90)		4 (9.52%)		0 (0)
	Did _ exhale slowly afterward?		33 (79)		5 (11.90%)		4 (10)
Additional metered-dose inhaler questions (N=16)
	Has the cap of the dosing aerosol been removed?		13 (81)		0 (0)		3 (19)
	Was the metered dose aerosol shaken before inhalation?		10 (63)		2 (13)		4 (25)
	Was the upstream chamber used?		15 (94)		1 (6)		0 (0)
	Was the upstream chamber clean? (N=15b)		14 (93)		0 (0)		1 (7)
	Was the age-appropriate upstream chamber used? (mouthpiece, mask) (N=15b)		15 (100)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Was there a whistling sound of the upstream chamber during inhalation? (inhaled too strongly and quickly)c (N=15b)		11 (73)		3 (20)		1 (7)
	Did _ trigger the device at the right time during inhalation?		15 (100)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Was exhaled incorrectly into the powder inhaler so that there is a risk of clumping?c ,d			22 (85)		3 (12)		1 (4)
Has _ rinsed their mouth with water after inhalation or eaten anything?e			7 (22)		2 (6)		23 (72)

^a_indicates the patient’s name.

^bIncludes only those who answered “yes” to using the upstream chamber.

^cReverse coded.

^dAdditional question for those using the dry powder inhaler only (N=26).

^eAdditional question if the inhalant contained cortisol (N=32).