Assessment of Patient Attitudes About Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray: The Ease-of-Use Patient Survey

Table 4 Derived Importance of Ease-of-Use Survey Statements*

		Pediatric Users
Base: Total (n)	General Users (n = 1126)	Total (n = 506)	Caregivers (n = 253)	Self-Administered (n = 253)	Elderly Users (n = 355)	Users With Arthritis (n = 562)
The mist from MFNS is easy to administer	177	179	178	181	178	175
MFNS is easy to use	168	170	164	176	170	166
MFNS is easy to pump/press	157	160	154	167	158	156
The MFNS applicator fits comfortably in the nostril	144	150	154	145	144	143
The nozzle is appropriately sized to administer the medicine	128	135	144	126	126	126
MFNS is comfortable to hold while administering a dose (or mist in the nose)	95	84	81	88	93	97
MFNS fits well in the hand when administering a dose (or mist in the nose)	81	73	72	74	81	85
MFNS is easy to keep clean/maintain	79	82	92	72	78	79
MFNS fits comfortably in the hand	42	38	36	40	42	45
I like using the MFNS pump bottle	42	38	38	39	41	41
MFNS is easy to store	15	14	16	12	14	16

*The ranking data in this table were derived from patients' selection of most important survey statements, with the larger numbers identifying the most important; the methodology used was a maximum differential analysis.

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