Rivera Lorenzo

Dr. Rivera Lorenzo


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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MRMyriam Calle Rubio
Myriam Calle Rubio
SESoha Esmaili
Soha Esmaili
IEIman Esmaili
Iman Esmaili
MVMedardo José Montenegro Villavicencio
Medardo José Montenegro Villavicencio
RLRivera Lorenzo
Rivera Lorenzo
Juan Luis Rodriguez HermosaJuan Luis Rodriguez Hermosa
Juan Luis Rodriguez Hermosa
Background: Although single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) improves COPD control, the specific structural and behavioral predictors of short-term clinical response following therapeutic simplification remain incompletely characterized. Methods: This prospective, multicenter observational study (N = 684) evaluated patients switching from triple therapy regimens involving multiple inhalers to SITT. A clinically meaningful response was defined as an intra-individual reduction of ≥2 points in the validated RADAR score at three months. Results: Therapeutic simplification reduced regimens requiring ≥4 inhalations/day from 46.1% to 14.3%, and poor behavioral adherence from 45.2% to 16.6%. Multivariable models identified an observed responder profile: higher baseline RADAR burden was the strongest predictor of improvement (aOR 2.00), whereas severe airflow limitation (FEV1 < 50%) attenuated the response. Exploratory mediation analysis indicated that 88.6% of the observed clinical stabilization was not explained by measured adherence changes, and may therefore also encompass unmeasured behavioral, educational or device-related factors. Patients burdened with both high complexity and poor adherence showed the highest rate of combined structural–behavioral improvement (25.0% vs. 4.7% overall). Conclusions: Switching from MITT to SITT was associated with reduced treatment complexity, improved adherence profiles, and short-term improvement in RADAR-defined clinical control. Patients with greater baseline RADAR burden and regimen complexity showed larger observed improvements.