Associations Between Asthma Control and Airway Obstruction and Performance of Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults with Asthma.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 64(5): 1046-53, 2016 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the effect of asthma on functional limitations of older adults in the United States.DESIGN:
Analyses were conducted with data from the Asthma Beliefs and Literacy in the Elderly study, a prospective cohort study of people aged 60 and older with asthma.SETTING:
Participants were recruited from urban primary care and pulmonary specialty practices in New York City and Chicago between 2010 and 2012.PARTICIPANTS:
Individuals aged 60 and older with asthma (380 women, 72 men, mean age 67.5 ± 6.8 (range 60-98), 40% Latino, 30% black). MEASUREMENTS Characteristics of participants with and without activity of daily living (ADL) limitations were compared using the chi-square test. Generalized estimating equations were used to model the relationships between poor asthma control (Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score >1.5) and severity of airway obstruction (forced expiratory volume in 1-second (FEV1 )) and number of ADL limitations.RESULTS:
Participants with one or more ADL limitations were more likely to be female (90% vs 81%, P = .02) and Latino (58% vs 32%, P < .001), have less than a high school education (53% vs 27%, P < .001) and an income of $1,350 per month or less (79% vs 46%, P < .001), and be unmarried (78% vs 64%, P = .003). In the adjusted analysis, poorer ACQ scores (odds ratio (OR) = 1.6, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.0-2.4; P = .05) but not severity of airway obstruction (OR = 1.1, 95% CI = 0.6-1.9) was associated with greater ADL limitations.CONCLUSION:
Older adults reporting poor asthma control are more likely to have ADL limitations than those with controlled asthma, although one-time spirometry may not adequately identify those at risk of physical impairment from asthma.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article