Journal article
People with COPD have greater participation restrictions than age-matched older adults without respiratory conditions assessed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Participation restriction has detrimental effects for older adults but it is unknown how participation differs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared to older adults of the same age without respiratory conditions. We compared scores on the Late Life Disability Instrument (LLDI) between people with COPD (study group) and a random sample of older adults (control group).
METHODS: Participants with COPD …
Authors
O’Hoski S; Kuspinar A; Wald J; Richardson J; Goldstein R; Beauchamp MK
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 10,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0275264
ISSN
1932-6203