The following sections are included:EpidemiologyPathophysiologyDiagnosis of Copd in the ElderlyLung Aging and Disease PathogenesisComorbidities and COPDTherapeutic Interventions for Elderly Persons with COPDPalliative Care for Elderly Persons with End-Stage COPDReferences Epidemiology Pathophysiology Diagnosis of ...
Chronic respiratory disease in the elderly. A population study. A study has been made of chronic respiratory disease among 83 men and 217 women aged 65 and over, randomly chosen from those living in their own homes. Twenty-six per cent of the men and 13% of the women had chronic ...
in elderly 10-year survivors with established chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLong-term decline in lung function is generally considered to be progressive in individuals with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite the presence of intersubject variation. We hypothesized that ...
Objective To investigate the incidence and distribution of over-weight and obesity and the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and the chronic diseases in the elderly of community in Beijing. Methods The medical check-up data of 1513 elderly inhabitants randomly selected from the 134 co...
Improvement in symptoms corresponded to a significant improvement in the functional parameters. No negative cardiovascular effects, significant side-effects, or tolerance were seen after drug administration.Chronic obstructive lung diseaseDuoventTwelve patients, aged over 60 years and suffering from chro...
Home Telecare Study for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease In the Sydney West Area Health Service The term "home telecare" has been coined for this service. The elderly and patients with chronic pulmonary conditions, heart disease and diabetes have ... Tal SHANY,Michael HESSION,David PRYCE,.....
Also, elderly parents may require physical support (including support in seeking health care) from their adult children, which may be disrupted or unavailable when his/her child migrates. Previous qualitative studies have found that adult children's migration may yield a benefit or a disadvantage ...
Purpose A new diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is often made during the evaluation of patients requiring lung cancer surgery. The objecti... Takashi,Nojiri,Masayoshi,... - 《Surgery Today》 被引量: 21发表: 2014年 FACTORS AFFECTING FRAILTY SYNDROME IN ELDERLY CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE ...
No COPD patients were defined as all patients who did not have COPD-related entry in the NHIF database. Information on diagnoses of CVD (heart failure, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease), diabetes, lung cancer, kidney diseases, and depression was drawn from the NHIF dataset of chronic condit...
Keywords: chronic lung diseases;depressive symptoms;economic burden;Chinese middle-aged and elderly