VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): a longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county …

M Olsson, G Engström, DC Currow, M Johnson… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose Despite data showing breathlessness to be more prevalent in older adults, we have
little detail about the severity or multidimensional characteristics of breathlessness and other …

Breathlessness dimensions association with physical and mental quality of life: the population based VASCOL study of elderly men

L Cristea, M Olsson, D Currow… - BMJ open …, 2021 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background Breathlessness is a multidimensional symptom prevalent in elderly affecting
many aspects of life. We aimed to determine how different dimensions of breathlessness are …

Persisting breathlessness and activities reduced or ceased: a population study in older men

S Kochovska, D Currow, S Chang… - BMJ open …, 2022 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Introduction Breathlessness is debilitating and increases in prevalence with age, with
people progressively reducing their everyday activities to 'self-manage'it. This study aimed to …

Associations in Perceived Health and Persistent Breathlessness: A Cross-Sectional Study

S Kochovska, S Chang, M Olsson… - Palliative Medicine …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Persistent breathlessness is debilitating and increases in prevalence with
advanced age and at end of life. This study aimed to evaluate any relationship between self …

Breathlessness and incidence of COPD, cardiac events and all-cause mortality: a 44-year follow-up from middle age throughout life

J Sandberg, G Engström, M Ekström - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Breathlessness is prevalent in the general population and may be associated
with adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the association of …

The Increased Burden of Morbidity Over the Life-Course Among Patients with COPD: A Register-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

C Smith, A Hiyoshi, M Hasselgren… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often
have other chronic disorders. This study aims to describe the life-course pattern of morbidity …

Underlying contributing conditions to breathlessness among middle-aged individuals in the general population: a cross-sectional study

J Sandberg, M Ekström, M Börjesson… - BMJ Open …, 2020 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Introduction Breathlessness is common in the general population and associated with
poorer health. Prevalence, frequencies and overlap of underlying contributing conditions …

Exertional breathlessness related to medical conditions in middle-aged people: the population-based SCAPIS study of more than 25,000 men and women

M Ekström, J Sundh, A Andersson, O Angerås… - Respiratory …, 2024 - Springer
Background Breathlessness is common in the population and can be related to a range of
medical conditions. We aimed to evaluate the burden of breathlessness related to different …

Prevalence and severity of differing dimensions of breathlessness among elderly males in the population

M Olsson, DC Currow, MJ Johnson… - ERJ open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Breathlessness is common in the general population. Existing data were obtained primarily
with the uni-dimensional modified Medical Research Council breathlessness scale (mMRC) …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory symptoms and mortality in four general population cohorts over 45 years

A Gulsvik, PS Bakke, J Brøgger, R Nielsen… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This study assessed the association between respiratory symptoms and mortality
in four cohorts of the general population in Norway aged 15–75 years and in selected …