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 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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, 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 …

Contribution of obesity to breathlessness in a large nationally representative sample of Australian adults

YL Guo, MR Ampon, LM Poulos, SR Davis… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Breathlessness is prevalent and associated with
medical consequences. Obesity is related to breathlessness. However, the magnitude of its …