Performing slow vital capacity in older people with and without cognitive impairment - is it useful?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 588-591

  Allen, S C ^a,b   Charlton, C ^a   Backen, W ^a   Warwick Sanders, M ^a   Yeung, P ^c  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Elderly; Forced vital capacity; Slow vital capacity; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; COUGHING; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLOW VITAL CAPACITY; SPIROMETRY; WEAKNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP VIRUS;

EID: 77955957042     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq084     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. National clinical guideline on management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults in primary and secondary care. Thorax 2004; 59: 1-232.
2. Bellia V, Pistelli R, Catalano F et al. Quality control of spirometry in the elderly. The SA.R.A. study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000; 161: 1094-100.
3. Allen SC, Yeung P, Janzewski M, Siddique N. Predicting inadequate spirometry technique and the use of FEV1/FEV3 as an alternative to FEV1/FVC for patients with mild cognitive impairment. Clin Respir J 2008; 2: 208-13.
4. Carvalhaes-Neto N, Lorino H, Gallinari C et al. Cognitive functionandassessmentoflungfunctionintheelderly.Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995; 152: 1611-5.
5. Allen SC, Yeung P. Inability to draw intersecting pentagons as a predictor of unsatisfactory spirometry technique in elderly hospital inpatients. Age Ageing 2006; 35: 304-6.
6. Pezzoli L, Giardini G, Consonni S et al. Quality of spirometric performance in older people. Age Ageing 2003; 32: 43-6.
7. Allen SC, Baxter M. A comparison of four tests of cognition as predictors of inability to perform spirometry in old age. Age Ageing 2009; 38: 537-41.
8. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. Mini-mental state: a practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. J Psychiatr Res 1975; 12: 189-98.
9. Miller MR, Hankinson J, Brusasco V et al. Standardisation of spirometry. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 319-38.
10. Javastat Online Statistical Software. http://statpages.org/ctab2x2.html (11 July 2009, date last accessed).
11. Nathell L, Nathell M, Malmberg P, Larsson K. COPD diagnosis related to different guidelines and spirometry techniques. Respir Res 2007; 8: 89.
12. Chhabra SK. Forced vital capacity, slow vital capacity, or inspiratory vital capacity: which is the best measure of vital capacity? J Asthma 1998; 35: 361-5.
13. Medbo A, Melbye H. Lung function testing in the elderly - can we still use FEV1/FVC <70% as a criterion of COPD? Respir Med 2007; 101: 1097-105.
14. Allen SC,Warwick-Sanders M, Baxter M. Acomparisonof four tests of cognition as predictors of inability to learn to use a metered dose inhaler in old age. Int J Clin Pract 2009; 63: 1150-3.
15. Allen SC, Jain M, Ragab S, Malik N. Acquisition and short-term retention of inhaler techniques require intact executive function in elderly subjects. Age Ageing 2003; 32: 299-302.
16. Silverman SL. Lessons from osteoporosis clinical trials. Alzheimers Dement 2006; 2: 155-9.
17. Hendra TJ. Starting insulin therapy in elderly patients. J R Soc Med 2002; 95: 453-5.
18. Schmidt KS, Lieto JM. Validity of the medication administration test among older adults with and without dementia. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2005; 3: 255-61.