
Interaction Between Dyspnea, Care Dependency, and Frailty in Geriatric Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
Merve Çakıcı,
Zehra Gök Metin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
i̇zmir göğüs hastanesi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1300-4115
DOI - 10.5222/igh.2020.25733
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary disease , disease , activities of daily living , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , gerontology
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes an increase in symptom burden and deteriorates the health status of geriatric individuals due to its progressive and chronic nature. As a result of the increasing severity of dyspnea with the progression of the disease, the oxygen requirement of geriatric individuals increases during physical movements and in order to tolerate this situation, most of the patients move less during the day and try to spend minimum effort. As the health status deteriorates and the symptom burden increases, patients become dependent on daily living activities such as dressing, nutrition, individual hygiene and movement. The risk of occurrence of frailty syndrome in geriatric individuals with COPD increases with the accompanying increase in dyspnea and care dependence. Considering the literature, limited studies have been found that investigating dyspnea, care dependence and frailty variables in geriatric individuals with COPD, simultaneously. Therefore, the interaction between the variables of dyspnea, care dependency and frailty in geriatric individuals with COPD and the importance of care approach are discussed in this review.