Table 1: Factors relating to the quality of the inhalation technique.
| Variable | Inhalation technique | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorrect (n/%) | Correct (n/%) | P- value | |
| Asthma control level | |||
| Controlled/partially controlled | 18 (25.3) | 20 (28.2) | 0.01* |
| Uncontrolled | 25 (35.2) | 8 (11.3) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 6 (8.5) | 4 (5.6) | 0.61 |
| Female | 37 (52.1) | 24 (33.8) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| < 50 | 14 (19.7) | 5 (7.0) | 0.17 |
| ≥ 50 | 29 (40.9) | 23 (32.4) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 17 (24.0) | 14 (19.7) | 0.38 |
| Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 26 (36.6) | 14 (19.7) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Elementary education at most | 26 (36.6) | 11 (15.5) | 0.08 |
| Incomplete high school at least | 17 (23.95) | 17 (23.95) | |
| Personal income | |||
| One minimum salary/month at most | 32 (45.7) | 17 (24.3) | 0.16 |
| More than one minimum salary/month | 10 (14.3) | 11 (15.7) | |
| Family income | |||
| One minimum salary/month at most | 19 (27.15) | 9 (12.85) | 0.27 |
| More than one minimum salary/month | 23(32.9) | 19 (27.1) | |
| Severity of obstructive disorder | |||
| Mild | 28 (40.6) | 22 (31.9) | 0.34 |
| Moderate or severe | 13 (18.8) | 6 (8.7) | |
| Years of use of inhalation device | |||
| ≥ 2 | 29 (40.9) | 24 (33.8) | 0.07 |
| < 2 | 14 (19.7) | 4 (5.6) | |
| Number of orientations | |||
| ≥ 2 | 31 (44.3) | 26 (37.1) | 0.04* |
| ≤ 1 | 11 (15.7) | 2 (2.9) | |
*Significance level P < 0.05.