Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı Olan Geriatrik Bireylerde Dispne, Bakım Bağımlılığı ve Kırılganlık Arasındaki Etkileşim

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes an increase in symptom burden and deteriorates the health status of geriatric individuals due to its progressive and chronic nature. As a result of the increasing severity of dyspnea with the progression of the disease, the oxygen requirement of geriatric individuals increases during physical movements and in order to tolerate this situation, most of the patients move less during the day and try to spend minimum effort. As the health status deteriorates and the symptom burden increases, patients become dependent on daily living activities such as dressing, nutrition, individual hygiene and movement. The risk of occurrence of frailty syndrome in geriatric individuals with COPD increases with the accompanying increase in dyspnea and care dependence. Considering the literature, limited studies have been found that investigating dyspnea, care dependence and frailty variables in geriatric individuals with COPD, simultaneously. Therefore, the interaction between the variables of dyspnea, care dependency and frailty in geriatric individuals with COPD and the importance of care approach are discussed in this review.