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    The reliability and utility of spirometry performed on people with asthma in community pharmacies

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    Lei Burton, D.
    LeMay, K.
    Saini, B.
    Smith, L.
    Bosnic-Anticevich, S.
    Southwell, P.
    Cooke, J.
    Emmerton, Lynne
    Stewart, K.
    Krass, I.
    Reddel, H.
    Armour, C.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Lei Burton, D. and LeMay, K. and Saini, B. and Smith, L. and Bosnic-Anticevich, S. and Southwell, P. and Cooke, J. et al. 2015. The reliability and utility of spirometry performed on people with asthma in community pharmacies. Journal of Asthma. [In Press].
    Source Title
    Journal of Asthma
    DOI
    10.3109/02770903.2015.1004684
    ISSN
    0277-0903
    School
    School of Pharmacy
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3654
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    Abstract

    Objective: To investigate the reliability and the utility of spirometry generated by community pharmacists participating in two large asthma intervention trials of 892 people. Methods: The Pharmacy Asthma Care Program (PACP) and the Pharmacy Asthma Management Service (PAMS) involved up to four visits to the pharmacy over 6 months for counseling and goal setting. Pharmacists performed spirometry according to ATS/ERS guidelines to inform management. The proportion of A–E, F quality tests, as per EasyOne™ QC grades, were recorded. Lung function results between visits and for participants referred/not referred to their general practitioner on the basis of spirometry were compared. Results: Complete data from 2593 spirometry sessions were recorded, 68.5% of spirometry sessions achieved three acceptable tests with between-test repeatability of 150 ml or less (A or B quality), 96% of spirometry sessions included at least one test that met ATS/ERS acceptability criteria. About 39.1% of participants had FEV1/FVC values below the lower limit of normal (LNN), indicating a respiratory obstruction. As a result of the service, there was a significant increase in FEV1 and FEV1/FVC and asthma control. Lung function values were significantly poorer for participants referred to their general practitioner, compared with those not referred, on the basis of spirometry. Conclusions: Community pharmacists are able to reliably achieve spirometry results meeting ATS/ERS guidelines in people with asthma. Significant improvements in airway obstruction were demonstrated with the pharmacy services. Pharmacists interpreted lung function results to identify airway obstruction for referral, making this a useful technique for review of people with asthma in the community.

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