Fear-Driven Adherence

Many participants began using inhalers regularly only after severe symptoms or acute exacerbations. Nebulisation or hospitalisation served as a turning point for some participants. Fear of death decisively changed inhaler-use behavior for…

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Many participants began using inhalers regularly only after severe symptoms or acute exacerbations. Nebulisation or hospitalisation served as a turning point for some participants. Fear of death decisively changed inhaler-use behavior for some participants. The study presents crisis-driven adherence as clinically risky because it exposes patients to preventable harm.