Treatment of Asthma in Older Adults A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Epstein, Tolly E. G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nyenhuis, Sharmilee M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Allergy.; Geriatrics.; Allergology.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

This comprehensive book presents an evidence-based approach to treating asthma in adults aged 65 and older, a vulnerable subset of patients who are more likely to experience higher morbidity and mortality rates, and often enduring higher financial burdens related to treatment. Treatment of Asthma in...

Table of Contents:

• Introductory Chapters
• 1. Scope of the Burden of Asthma in Older Adults
• 2. Why is Asthma More Severe and Difficult to Control in Older Adults?
• Section I: Challenges in the Diagnosis of Asthma in Older Adults
• 3. Difficulties in Physician and Self-Perception of Asthma in Older Adults
• 4. Objective Testing for Asthma in Older Adults
• 5. Distinguishing Asthma from Co-Morbid Conditions in Older Adults
• Section II: Optimizing Effective Treatment of Asthma in Older Adults
• 6. Barriers to Effective Treatment of Asthma in Older Adults
• 7. Medication Efficacy and Side Effects in Older Asthmatics
• 8. Treatment of Asthma in Older Adults with Significant Medical Co-morbidities
• 9. Shared decision-making and Strategies to Optimize Adherence in Older Asthmatics
• 10. How Case Coordinators and Other Nursing Professionals Can Help Optimize Care of Asthma in Older Adults
• 11. The Impact of Specific Asthma Phenotypes on Treatment of Asthma in Older Adults
• 12. Controlling Triggers for Asthma in Older Adults: Environmental Allergens, Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollutants, and Infections
• 13. Novel and Alternative Therapies for Asthma in Older Adults. .