A COMPARISON OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN GERIATRIC AND NON-GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

ÇALIK KÜTÜKCÜ E., Arikan H., SAĞLAM M., VARDAR YAĞLI N., ÖKSÜZ Ç., İNAL İNCE D., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.18, no.1, pp.68-74, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.68-74
  • Keywords: Comorbidity, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Activities of Daily Living, Dyspnea, COPD, PERFORMANCE, DISABILITY
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Multiple disease entities in geriatric patients may exacerbate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptoms and lead to functional limitations. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare activities of daily living in geriatric and non-geriatric patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.