COPD in Older Adults

Take a deeper dive and listen to a conversation on our Information Tool:  COPD in Older Adults. COPD is a progressive lung condition impacting breathing. The tool explains COPD's prevalence, particularly its increased risk among older adults, highlighting higher rates in women and underdiagnosis. Symptoms, risk factors (primarily smoking), diagnosis methods (including spirometry), and disease progression are described. Finally, the resource outlines management strategies, emphasizing smoking cessation, early intervention, healthy lifestyle choices, and available treatments ranging from inhalers to surgery.

You can access the companion NICE Information Tool on our website at: https://www.nicenet.ca/articles/copd-and-older-adults. The online Information Tool  provides related links to videos, infographics, and a printable version. The National Initiative for Care of the Elderly (NICE) has developed a series of information tools derived from research studies that focus on understanding the challenges people face as they age. The research for these information tools is conducted manually, while their distribution utilizes AI-based technologies for generating audio and images.