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Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes in the UK: a national representative survey by Yohannes, Abebaw M, Connolly, Martin J

“…Background: Respiratory disease is a common cause of disability in middle and late life. Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes improve exercise capacity and…”
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Polymorphisms in IL13 pathway genes in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Beghé, B, Hall, I.P, Parker, S.G, Moffatt, M.F, Wardlaw, A, Connolly, M.J, Fabbri, L.M, Ruse, C, Sayers, I

“…To cite this article: Beghé B, Hall IP, Parker SG, Moffatt MF, Wardlaw A, Connolly MJ, Fabbri LM, Ruse C, Sayers I. Polymorphisms in IL13 pathway genes in…”
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Predictors of 1-year mortality in patients discharged from hospital following acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yohannes, Abebaw M., Baldwin, Robert C., Connolly, Martin J.

“…Introduction: acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is a major cause of hospital admission, and predicts subsequent medium-term mortality. We aimed to examine…”
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Depression and anxiety in elderly outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence, and validation of the BASDEC screening questionnaire by Yohannes, Abebaw M, Baldwin, Robert C, Connolly, Martin J

“…Objectives. Depressive and anxiety symptoms are common in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, true prevalence of…”
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Ten years of tiotropium: clinical impact and patient perspectives by Yohannes, Abebaw M, Connolly, Martin J, Hanania, Nicola A

“…Tiotropium bromide is an anticholinergic agent that has gained worldwide acceptance as a first-line, once daily maintenance therapy for patients with…”
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Transitional care for elderly people: at what cost? by Connolly, Martin J

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Prevalence of sub-threshold depression in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yohannes, Abebaw M., Baldwin, Robert C., Connolly, Martin J.

“…Objectives We hypothesized that COPD patients with sub‐threshold depression would have levels of disability and impaired quality of life approaching that for…”
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A feasibility study of antidepressant drug therapy in depressed elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yohannes, Abebaw M., Connolly, Martin J., Baldwin, Robert C.

“…Objectives To examine the acceptability of fluoxetine in elderly depressed patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Setting A university…”
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Age-related differences in smoking cessation advice and support given to patients hospitalised with smoking-related illness by Buckland, Annaliese, Connolly, Martin J.

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Non-invasive ventilation in elderly patients with acute exacerbations of COPD: bringing pressure to bear by Connolly, Martin J

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and particulary hospital admission due to acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD), are problems of the elderly…”
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The combination of bedside swallowing assessment and oxygen saturation monitoring of swallowing in acute stroke: a safe and humane screening tool by Smith, Hilary A., Lee, Steven H., O'Neill, Paul A., Connolly, Martin J.

“…Background: dysphagia is common in acute stroke. Accurate detection of the presence or absence of aspiration by bedside swallowing assessment is difficult…”
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The Manchester Respiratory Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire: Development, Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness to Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Yohannes, Abebaw M., Roomi, Jamal, Winn, Sarah, Connolly, Martin J.

“…OBJECTIVES Because there is no respiratory‐specific activities of daily living (ADL) scale for use in older patients, our aim was to design and develop the…”
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Effect of dichotomising age in multivariate model analysis by Yohannes, A M, Connolly, M J

“…[...]with regard to the role of age as a predictor of mortality, different studies involving both stable patients 2 and acute cases 3, 4 have also found age to…”
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Quality of life in elderly patients with COPD: measurement and predictive factors by Yohannes, A.M., Roomi, J., Waters, K., Connolly, M.J.

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity in old age. It leads to reduced quality of life (QoL), but the factors that…”
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Prevalence and treatment of chronic airways obstruction in adults over the age of 45 by Renwick, D. S., Connolly, M. J.

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic airways obstruction is common in adults and the elderly. To investigate the possibility that older adults with obstructive airways disease…”
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Early mobilization with walking aids following hospital admission with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yohannes, Abebaw M, Connolly, Martin J

“…Objective: We hypothesized that early ambulation with a gutter frame (GF) in elderly patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive…”
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Reduced subjective awareness of bronchoconstriction provoked by methacholine in elderly asthmatic and normal subjects as measured on a simple awareness scale by Connolly, M J, Crowley, J J, Charan, N B, Nielson, C P, Vestal, R E

“…BACKGROUND: Asthma death rates are rising, with the greatest rise and highest death rates in old age. A reduced cardiovascular response in the elderly may lead…”
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Chronic bronchitis: an old man’s enemy? by Connolly, Martin J

“…In an elegant and impressive 25-year study, Lange et al confirmed the high prevalence of chronic bronchitis in a large sample of elderly Cophenhagen residents…”
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Depression in elderly outpatients with disabling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by YOHANNES, ABEBW M., ROOMI, JAMAL, BALDWIN, ROBERT C., CONNOLLY, MARTIN J.

“…Introduction: depression is common in both young adults and elderly people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: we compared the…”
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Inhaler Technique of Elderly Patients: Comparison of Metered-dose Inhalers and Large Volume Spacer Devices by Connolly, M J

“…Large volume spacers (LVSs) reduce systemic absorption of steroid from metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) but there are no data to support the widespread belief that…”
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