Asthma in the elderly (> 65 yr old) is common and associated with higher morbidity and
mortality than asthma in younger patients. The poor outcomes in this group are due, in part …

Asthma in the elderly is underdiagnosed and undertreated, and there is a paucity of
knowledge on the subject. The National Institute on Aging convened this workshop to …

Asthma is underdiagnosed and undertreated in older adults. The classic symptoms,
including episodic wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness, are nonspecific in this …

Asthma is a disease that affects approximately 7% of adults residing in the USA; the
prevalence is even greater in children and approaches 10%. The CDC has reported that the …

At least 2 million US citizens over 65 years of age have asthma as a chronic disease, a
number that will rapidly increase as the population ages. We used computer-assisted …

Elderly asthmatics are at a higher risk for morbidity and mortality from their asthma than
younger patients. There are important age‐related physiologic and immunologic changes …

Half the elderly individuals with asthma have not been diagnosed, yet their quality of life is
substantially impaired. Primary care physicians should, therefore, be encouraged to ask …

Asthma in older adults (often classified as those 65 years or older) is relatively common,
underdiagnosed, and suboptimally treated. It is an important health problem, as the …

Asthma has been considered a rare disease in the elderly, but recent studies have shown
that it is as common in the elderly as in the middle-aged population. Diagnosis of asthma is …

Bronchial asthma is now increasingly recognized in the elderly and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. The aims of this study were two-fold: first, to assess the …