The Relationship between Patient Age and Sensitivity to Known Risk Factors for Asthma Attacks

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dc.authoridBabayigit, Cenk/0000-0001-9760-6081
dc.authoridKANAT, FIKRET/0000-0002-1912-0200
dc.contributor.authorDogru, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorKanat, Fikret
dc.contributor.authorOzer, Faruk
dc.contributor.authorMaden, Emin
dc.contributor.authorAkoglu, Sebahat
dc.contributor.authorBabayigit, Cenk
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:02:42Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Ãœniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: The characteristics of patients hospitalised for an asthma attack were evaluated to delineate the impact of age on sensitivity to risk factors for this condition. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty patients hospitalised for an asthma attack were included in this cross-sectional study. Patients were divided into two age groups; younger than 65-years-old (52.5 +/- 7.6 years, n= 36) and older than 65-years-old (72.5 +/- 5.2 years, n=44). A questionnaire was used to collect data on demographics, initial age and duration of asthma, atopy, atopic diseases, drug and food allergies, additional diseases, treatments during the previous 1 and 3 months, cause of attacks, duration of hospital stay, number of emergency visits and hospitalisation due to asthma over the last year, and all past hospital stays. Pulmonary function tests were performed upon admittance and discharge, and parameters of arterial blood gases were recorded. RESULTS : The severity of asthma attacks was greater in the older cohort of patients with risk factors including osteoporosis, positive skin test for mould, or theophylline use in the previous month. Independent of these variables, the severity of attacks was greater in patients over the age of 65. Irregular treatments in both age groups were noted over the previous one and three months. CONCLUSION: Theophylline use, mould sensitivity and biomass exposure in elderly patients with asthma should be questioned more carefully and protective measures taken to avoid these risks in keeping with the recommended guidelines.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/ttd.2013.33
dc.identifier.endpage148en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-7808
dc.identifier.issn1308-5387
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage141en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/ttd.2013.33
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/7978
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421768100006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherBilimsel Tip Publishing Houseen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Thoracic Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAsthmaen_US
dc.subjectexacerbationen_US
dc.subjectolder ageen_US
dc.subjecthospitalisationsen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.titleThe Relationship between Patient Age and Sensitivity to Known Risk Factors for Asthma Attacksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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