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ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2022

[Lung function test in advanced age].

Helmut Frohnhofen, Jeanina Schlitzer, Sven Stieglitz, im Namen der AG Pneumologische Altersmedizin der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pneumologie und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geriatrie (DGG)

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Article in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Helmut FrohnhofenDepartment Humanmedizin, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Witten, Deutschland. h.frohnhofen@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.
Jeanina SchlitzerHausarztpraxis, Essen, Deutschland.
Sven StieglitzKlinik für Pneumologie, Allergologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Petrus-Krankenhaus, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Wuppertal, Deutschland.
im Namen der AG Pneumologische Altersmedizin der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pneumologie und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geriatrie (DGG)
Witten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced age is not an obstacle to carring out a lung function test. In most cases a lung function test is necessary due to the fact that about 20% of older persons are affected by an obstructive respiratory disorder. Standard values for the lung function test are available up to advanced ages. The experience of the examiner and a calm environment for the lung function test have an impact on the quality of the measurement results. Severe cognitive impairments and severe immobility make the performance of a lung function test impossible. Simple geriatric assessments can help to reliably identify these patients. Alternative lung function test procedures have to be validated in order to adequately diagnose this vulnerable subgroup of patients at risk.

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LungAgedAged, 80 and overForced Expiratory VolumeHumansRespiratory Function TestsSpirometryVital CapacityForced expiratory volumeForced vital capacityGeriatric assessmentQuality of examinationSpirometry

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PMID36104461
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