Objective: The older adult population is increasing worldwide, and a significant percentage
has asthma. This review will discuss the challenges to diagnosis and management of …

Allergies and asthma are diseases that affect individuals of all ages, and their prevalence is
comparable in all age groups. As age demographics in the United States and other …

Asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways which manifests itself as
recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and cough. It is …

Background Asthma causes the unpleasant sensation of breathlessness (dyspnea) caused
by airway obstruction. Patients with poor perception of airway obstruction are at risk of delay …

As the population increases in age, the diseases of older age will have increasing
prevalence and place a greater burden on the health system. Despite asthma being usually …

Cite this as: SC Jones, D. Iverson, P. Burns, U. Evers, P. Caputi and S. Morgan, Clinical &
Experimental Allergy, 2011 (41) 471–481. Summary Despite the high prevalence of asthma …

A significant number of older asthmatics, more often than in previous ages, have poorly
controlled asthma, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. On the other hand, current …

An individual's sex (nominally 'male'or 'female', based on biological attributes) and gender (a
complex term, referring to socially constructed roles, behaviors, and expressions of identity) …

The preponderance of epidemiologic evidence demonstrates disparities in asthma burden
when comparing females and males. Males develop asthma at a younger age than do …

Background: Recent research has shown that distinct dimensions in the perception of
dyspnea can be differentiated; however, most studies to date have only used a global rating …