Understanding and use of inhaler medication by asthmatics in specialty care in Trinidad: a study following development of Caribbean guidelines for asthma management and prevention.

Study Objectives: Following the development of the Caribbean Guidelines for Asthma Care, we examined the utilization of inhaled medications in asthmatic patients in Trinidad, West Indies.

Setting: Chest Clinic, Ministry of Health, Trinidad.

Participants: Physician-diagnosed asthmatic patients who attended the Chest Clinic between July 1998 and August 2000.