Geriatric dyspnea: Doing worse, feeling better

Highlights • Physical fitness and efficiency of the respiratory system decline in older age. • Paradoxically, dyspnea report is reduced in older compared to younger individuals. • Age-related reduction in dyspnea report is a serious barrier for diagnostics and treatment. • We outline physiological,...

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Published in:Ageing research reviews 2014-05, Vol.15, p.94-99
Main Authors: Petersen, Sibylle, von Leupoldt, Andreas, Van den Bergh, Omer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Aging
Aging - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Breathlessness
Development. Metamorphosis. Moult. Ageing
Dyspnea
Dyspnea - physiopathology
Dyspnea - psychology
Emotion regulation
Emotions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interoception
Medical sciences
Models, Biological
Neurology
Pneumology
Quality of Life
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Highlights • Physical fitness and efficiency of the respiratory system decline in older age. • Paradoxically, dyspnea report is reduced in older compared to younger individuals. • Age-related reduction in dyspnea report is a serious barrier for diagnostics and treatment. • We outline physiological, psychological, and social pathways in dyspnea in older age. • The model identifies individuals at risk and pathways for intervention.
ISSN:1568-1637
1872-9649
DOI:10.1016/j.arr.2014.03.001