Elderly and aged asthma have different characteristics: results of a multicenter study

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dc.contributor.authorDamadoğlu E.
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk Aktaş Ö.
dc.contributor.authorGemicioğlu B.
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz N.
dc.contributor.authorBozkuş F.
dc.contributor.authorAyhan V.
dc.contributor.authorKalpaklioğlu A.F.
dc.contributor.authorÖner Erkekol F.
dc.contributor.authorHavlucu Y.
dc.contributor.authorErel F.
dc.contributor.authorAydin Ö.
dc.contributor.authorEkici A.
dc.contributor.authorBaççioğlu A.
dc.contributor.authorArgun Bariş S.
dc.contributor.authorKöycü Buhari G.
dc.contributor.authorCeyhan B.
dc.contributor.authorGöksel Ö.
dc.contributor.authorKöse M.
dc.contributor.authorDursun A.B.
dc.contributor.authorYildiz F.
dc.contributor.authorYorgancioğlu A.
dc.contributor.authorIşik S.R.
dc.contributor.authorEdiger D.
dc.contributor.authorOğuzülgen İ.K.
dc.contributor.authorDemir A.U.
dc.contributor.authorKarakaya G.
dc.contributor.authorKalyoncu A.F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:01:49Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:01:49Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractBackground/ aim: Characteristics of asthma in the elderly population is not well-known. The aim of the present study was to evaluate asthma in the elderly population, to compare disease characteristics between patients diagnosed <60 (aged asthma) and ≥60 (elderly asthma) years of age. Materials and methods: The study was a prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional type. A questionnaire was filled out to patients 60 years of age and over, that have been followed for asthma for at least 3 months. Asthma Control Test (ACT), eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) was filled out, inhaler device technique was assessed. Results: A total of 399 patients were included from 17 tertiary care centers across the country. Mean age was 67.11 years and 331 (83%) were female. The age at asthma diagnosis was ≥60 in 146 (36.6%) patients. Patients diagnosed ≥60 years were older (p < 0.001), had higher education level (p < 0.001), more commonly had first-degree relative with asthma (p = 0.038), asthma related comorbidities (p = 0.009) and accompanying rhinitis/rhinosinusitis (p = 0.005), had better asthma control (p = 0.001), were using less controller medications (p = 0.014). Inhaler technique was correct in 37% of the patients with no difference in between the groups. Treatment compliance was better in elderly asthma patients (p < 0.001). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, having well-controlled asthma (odds ratio = 1.61, CI = 1.04–2.51), and high medication adherence rate (odds ratio = 2.43, CI = 1.48–4.0) were associated with being in the elderly asthma group. Conclusion: The characteristics of asthma are different among patients aged 60 years and over which seems to be related to onset age of asthma. In our cohort, the elderly asthma patients had higher education level, and treatment adherence and asthma control was better. Patients diagnosed ≥60 years of age did not have more severe disease. © 2024, Turkiye Klinikleri. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.55730/1300-0144.5792
dc.identifier.issn13000144
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/11584
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherTurkiye Klinikleri
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectAnti-Asthmatic Agents
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMedication Adherence
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectProspective Studies
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectimmunoglobulin E
dc.subjectsteroid
dc.subjectantiasthmatic agent
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectasthma
dc.subjectAsthma Control Test
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectbody mass
dc.subjectclinical trial
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjecte-mail
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlow drug dose
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmedication compliance
dc.subjectMorisky Medication Adherence Scale
dc.subjectmulticenter study
dc.subjectpower analysis
dc.subjectprospective study
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectreliability
dc.subjectrhinitis
dc.subjectrhinosinusitis
dc.subjectself report
dc.subjecttertiary care center
dc.subjectvalidity
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectdrug therapy
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmedication compliance
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectvery elderly
dc.titleElderly and aged asthma have different characteristics: results of a multicenter study
dc.typeArticle

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