ArticleBioMed research international2013
Characteristics of atopic bronchial asthma in seniors over 80 years of age.
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- Differences in the Clinical Characteristics of Early- and Late-Onset Asthma in Elderly Patients.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Routine Use of Budesonide/Formoterol Fixed Dose Combination in Elderly Asthmatic Patients: Practical Considerations.Drugs & aging · 2017Review
- An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Evaluation and Management of Asthma in the Elderly.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2016Article
- Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Asthma in Elderly Patients.Drugs & aging · 2016Review
- Asthma in the elderly: a different disease?Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2016Review
- Significant predictors of poor quality of life in older asthmatics.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2015Article
- Asthma Over the Age of 65: All's Well That Ends Well.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practiceReview
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Abstract
backgroundAsthma in the elderly is an important public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of asthma in seniors. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study involved 105 people of at least 80 years of age (mean age of 84.1 ± 3.9 years) selected from a group of 1860 individuals. Spirometry, the methacholine test, allergy diagnosis, a measurement of exhaled nitric oxide, and administration of the asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ) were performed.
resultsThe average morbidity of asthma in the study population of elderly people (at least 80 years of age) was 5.6% (105 people) of the confidence interval (95% CI: 5.1-6.0). In the study group, 34% of the elderly asthmatics had uncontrolled asthma, 47% had partly controlled asthma, and only 24% had fully controlled asthma. Allergy to house dust mites was predominant. The average total score on the AQLQ was 4.12 ± 0.72 (arithmetic mean ± standard deviation) for the seniors, which was significantly lower than the score for the young.
conclusionThe pathogenesis, natural history, and value of the basic diagnostic methods of asthma in the elderly are similar to those observed in younger age groups.
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