Asthma control and adherence in newly diagnosed young and elderly adult patients with asthma in Turkey.
Bilun GemiciogluHasan BayramArif CimrinOznur AbadogluAykut CilliEsra UzaslanHakan GunenLevent AkyildizMecit SuerdemTevfik OzluZeynep MisirligilPublished in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2018)
Asthma control and adherence to treatment were similar for the elderly and young asthma patients, though the follow-up rate was lower in young patients. The presence of gastritis/ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux and coronary artery disease had negative impacts on the adherence to treatment in elderly adult patients.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- middle aged
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- lung function
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- allergic rhinitis
- prognostic factors
- community dwelling
- cystic fibrosis
- skeletal muscle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- patient reported