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 …

Prevalence and outcomes of breathlessness in older adults: a national population study

AK Smith, DC Currow, AP Abernethy… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the prevalence and outcomes of breathlessness in older
Americans. Setting Community‐dwelling older adults. Participants Individuals aged 70 and …

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 …

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 …

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) …

To what causes do people attribute their chronic breathlessness? A population survey

MJ Johnson, JA Bowden, AP Abernethy… - Journal of palliative …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Chronic breathlessness is a daily experience for millions of people, despite
current therapies. The objective of this study was to find out to what people attributed their …

Breathlessness in older adults: what we know and what we still need to know

E Hegendörfer, JM Degryse - Journal of the American Geriatrics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breathlessness is common among older adults, but it is often hidden as “normal aging “or
considered narrowly as a symptom of cardio‐respiratory diseases. Studies on …

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 …

The burden of chronic breathlessness across the population

Z Ahmadi - Current opinion in supportive and palliative care, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The burden of chronic breathlessness across the population : Current Opinion in Supportive and
Palliative Care The burden of chronic breathlessness across the population : Current Opinion in …

Breathlessness, anxiety, depression, and function–the BAD-F study: a cross-sectional and population prevalence study in adults

DC Currow, S Chang, HK Reddel… - Journal of pain and …, 2020 - jpsmjournal.com
Context Breathlessness is associated with depression, but its relationship to anxiety or
impaired function is less clear. Objectives This study evaluated associations between …