title: Asthma and older people: improving nursing care.
abstract: This article examines the special considerations healthcare professionals should apply when caring for older people with asthma. It looks at the physiology of asthma, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and the ways in which nurses can help older people better manage this sometimes debilitating condition.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol.
authors.forename: Caia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Francis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D012648:Self Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents