Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones

Carnegie, Elaine; Jones, Angela

Abstract

THE PREVALENCE of asthma in older people in developed countries has been estimated at between 6 and 10 per cent of the population (Cardona et al 2011). The proportion of the overall number of asthma deaths in the over-65s remains high – 75 per cent; and approximately 10 per cent of all asthma-related hospital admissions are of people in this age group. This burden of disease in older people leads to general questions about their care. So Asthma UK, with a group of volunteers aged over 60, consulted other older people with asthma to explore the issue

Citation

Carnegie, E., & Jones, A. (2013). Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones. Nursing Older People, 25(9), 11-11. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2013.11.25.9.11.s14

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2013-11
• Deposit Date: Sep 14, 2016
• Journal: Nursing Older People
• Print ISSN: 1472-0795
• Electronic ISSN: 2047-8941
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 11-11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2013.11.25.9.11.s14
• Keywords: Asthma, older generation, ageing,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/381007