Trial reportJournal of Korean medical science2015
Predictors of Asthma Control by Stepwise Treatment in Elderly Asthmatic Patients.
Trial report in Journal of Korean medical science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Aging, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and allergen-induced pulmonary responses in mice.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025Article
- miR-135a inhibits airway inflammatory response in asthmatic mice via regulating JAK/STAT signaling pathway.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021Article
- Relationship between the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and other outcomes: a targeted literature review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2020Review
- Fractional exhaled nitric oxide was not associated with the future risk of exacerbations in Chinese asthmatics: a non-interventional 1-year real-world study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- Clinical predictors of the effectiveness of tiotropium in adults with symptomatic asthma: a real-life study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
- Multifaceted interventions to reduce acute exacerbations in elderly asthmatics.Asia Pacific allergy · 2018Article
- Positioning of Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists in the Management of Asthma.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2017Review
- Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Asthma in Elderly Patients.Drugs & aging · 2016Review
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The geriatric population is increasing, and asthma severity increases with age. We determined the predictors of asthma control, exacerbation, and the factors that affect asthma-specific quality of life (A-QOL) in elderly asthmatic patients. This was a prospective, multicenter, real-life study for 6 months with stepwise pharmacologic treatment based on the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guideline. A total of 296 asthmatic patients aged ≥ 60 yr were recruited from 5 university centers in Korea. The improved-asthma control group was defined as the group of patients who maintained well-controlled or improved disease and the not-improved asthma control group was defined as the remaining patients. Fewer number of medications for comorbidities (2.8 ± 3.3 in the improved vs. 4.5 ± 4.4 in the control) and higher physical functioning (PF) scale (89.8 ± 14.2 in the improved vs. 82.0 ± 16.4 in the control) were significant predictors in the improved-asthma control group (OR = 0.863, P = 0.004 and OR = 1.028, P = 0.018, respectively). An asthma control test (ACT) score of ≤ 19 at baseline was a significant predictor of asthma exacerbation (OR = 3.938, P = 0.048). Asthma duration (F = 5.656, P = 0.018), ACT score (F = 12.237, P = 0.001) at baseline, and the presence of asthma exacerbation (F = 5.565, P = 0.019) were significant determinants of changes in A-QOL. The number of medications for comorbidities and performance status determined by the PF scale may be important parameters for assessing asthma control in elderly asthmatic patients.
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