Asthma in older adults

Title: Asthma in older adults
Creator: Gibson, Peter G.; McDonald, Vanessa M.; Marks, Guy B.
Relation: The Lancet Vol. 376, Issue 9743, p. 803-813
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61087-2
Publisher: Lancet Publishing Group
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2010
Description: Asthma in older people is common and is characterised by underdiagnosis and undertreatment. Ageing is associated with unique issues that modify expression, recognition, and treatment of the disease. In particular, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both overlap and converge in older people. This concurrence, together with absence of precise diagnostic methods, makes diagnosis complex. A multidimensional assessment that addresses airway problems, comorbidities, risk factors, and management skills will draw attention to key needs for intervention. Increased attention to the complications of asthma and obstructive airway disease in older people is needed, specifically to develop effective systems of care, appropriate clinical practice guidelines, and a research agenda that delivers improved health outcomes.
Subject: asthma treatment; asthma diagnosis; older people; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932364
Identifier: uon:11323
Identifier: ISSN:0140-6736
Language: eng
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