Open AccessInhaled therapy in elderly COPD patients; time for re-evaluation?
Author(s) -
Sheba Jarvis,
Philip W. Ind,
Robert J. Shiner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afl174
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary disease , physical therapy , population , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence steadily increases with age. However, the effectiveness of inhaled therapy in the elderly COPD population has rarely been formally evaluated. We studied a group of elderly patients with COPD with a range of severity, selected from one General Practice register to measure peak inspiratory flow (PIF) and assess patient perceived benefit.
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