Main contributory factors on asthma control and health-related quality of life (QoL) in elderly asthmatics.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite receiving anti-asthmatic therapy, almost one-third of elderly patients had uncontrolled asthma. Factors related to treatment adherence, exacerbations and health-related quality of life should be considered. Non-respiratory comorbid conditions in older patients does not seem to be associated with worse asthma control of symptoms but their influence in health-related quality of life could indirectly affect asthma control.
PMID: 31283523 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Enríquez-Matas A, Fernández Rodríguez C, Andrés Esteban EM, Fernández Crespo J Tags: J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol Source Type: research
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