Background: Asthma is a common condition in the elderlypeople which lead to impaired quality of life, disability and increased risk of life-threatening asthma attacks. The study aimed toassess the quality of life among elderly people with bronchial asthma in Benha City. Research design: Descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: the study was conducted at Outpatient Clinics at Chest Hospital in Benha City. Thesample:Simple random sample was used, it included (100) elderly patients with bronchial asthma. Threetools were used; I:Astructured interviewing questionnaire to assess;a) socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly people with bronchial asthma, b) medical history of the elderly people, c) knowledge of the elderly people regarding asthma. II: Quality of life questionnaire for elderly people to assess domains of quality of life.III:An observational checklist sheet was used to assess practices of the elderly people regarding asthma and home environmentof the elderly people. Results: Asthma was more prevalent among females than males, 59%of the study subjects were females. 62% of the elderly people had average knowledge about the disease,91% of them had unsatisfactory practiceand44% of them had poor total quality of life. Conclusion: More than three fifths of the elderly people had average knowledge about asthma,most of the elderly people had unsatisfactory practice regarding bronchial asthmaand less than half of the elderly people had poor quality of life. Recommendations:Health education program should be conducted to improve knowledge, practice and quality of life of the elderly people with bronchial asthma.
Key words: Bronchial asthma, Quality of life, Elderly people, Nursing care
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