Factors most strongly associated with breathlessness in a population aged 50–64 years

M Olsson, AJ Björkelund, J Sandberg… - ERJ open …, 2024 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Breathlessness is a troublesome and prevalent symptom in the population, but
knowledge of related factors is scarce. The aim of this study was to identify the factors most …

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 …

Predictors of chronic breathlessness: a large population study

JA Bowden, THM To, AP Abernethy, DC Currow - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Breathlessness causes significant burden in our community but the underlying
socio-demographic and lifestyle factors that may influence it are not well quantified. This …

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 burden of breathlessness in Australian adults: The National Breathlessness Survey—a cross‐sectional web‐based population survey

LM Poulos, RD Ampon, DC Currow, GB Marks… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Chronic respiratory symptoms (in particular, breathlessness and
cough) can cause physical, social and emotional distress, and may indicate the presence of …

Risk factors and clinical characteristics of breathlessness in Australian adults: Data from the BOLD Australia study

Y Zhou, MR Ampon, MJ Abramson… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Breathlessness is a common symptom related to a significant health burden.
However, the association of breathlessness with clinical characteristics, especially objective …

The association of body mass index, weight gain and central obesity with activity-related breathlessness: the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Bioimage Study

MP Ekström, A Blomberg, G Bergström, J Brandberg… - Thorax, 2019 - thorax.bmj.com
Introduction Breathlessness is common in the population, especially in women and
associated with adverse health outcomes. Obesity (body mass index (BMI)> 30 kg/m2) is …

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) …

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 …

Prevalence, severity and impacts of breathlessness in Indian adults: An exploratory, nationally representative, cross-sectional online survey

S Kochovska, R Iyer, S Chang, D Ferreira… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
There are no known estimates of the prevalence, severity and impacts from breathlessness
in low-and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore the prevalence, severity …