Psychological status and quality of life in elderly patients with asthma.
The psychological status and quality of life of 70 stable patients with asthma age > or =60 years and 40 age-matched comparison subjects were examined. The patients with long-standing asthma (duration > or = 8 years) had lower quality-of-life scores than those with recent-onset asthma (duration < 8 years). In multivariate linear regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender duration of disease, and level of bronchial hyperreactivity, worse quality of life was predicted by anxiety, depression, and asthma severity scores. In elderly patients with long-standing asthma, disease severity significantly impairs quality of life. Impaired quality of life in these patients may be partly related to psychological status indicators.
Oğuztürk
Omer
O
Departments of Psychiatry, Chest Diseases, and Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University.
Ekici
Aydanur
A
Kara
Murat
M
Ekici
Mehmet
M
Arslan
Mesut
M
Iteginli
Ahmet
A
Kara
Türkan
T
Kurtipek
Ercan
E
D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology*; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012803:Sick Role