Experience With a Pill-Swallowing Enhancement Aid
Experience With a Pill-Swallowing Enhancement Aid
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DOI：
10.1177/0009922809355313
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Lavallee, Danielle C.
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作者：
Diamond, Shelley;Lavallee, Danielle C.
吞咽片剂和胶囊的障碍可能会影响药物治疗方案的依从性。目前几乎没有工具可以帮助吞咽药片和胶囊有困难的青少年儿童。一个方便的青少年样本，通过自我报告确定为在过去吞咽片剂或胶囊有困难，提供了药丸滑翔，一种调味喷雾剂，以帮助吞咽。为了模拟药物给药，在舌头中间放置了一个tic tac（糖果），并喝了一杯水，参与者被指示吞下tic tac。记录吞下tic tac的成功或失败。共有11名9至17岁的青少年儿童报告了吞咽药物困难。11名参与者中有7名使用Pill Glide成功吞下了井字诀。对Pill Glide喷雾剂的初步评估表明，对于改善青少年吞咽片剂和胶囊的容易性有积极的发现。
Barriers to swallowing tablets and capsules can impact adherence to medication regimens. Few tools are currently available to assist adolescent children who have difficulty swallowing tablets and capsules. A convenience sample of adolescent children, identified through selfreport as having difficulty in swallowing tablets or capsules in the past, were provided Pill Glide, a flavored spray promoted to aid swallowing. To emulate medication administration, a tic tac (candy) was placed in the middle of the tongue, and with a drink of water, the participant was instructed to swallow the tic tac. Success or failure to swallow the tic tac was recorded. A total of 11 adolescent children ranging in age from 9 to 17 years reported past difficulty with swallowing medication. Seven of the 11 participants were successful in swallowing the tic-tac with the use of Pill Glide. This initial assessment of Pill Glide spray demonstrates positive findings for improving the ease of swallowing tablets and capsules for adolescents.