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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Chronic breathlessness associated with poorer physical and mental health-related quality of life (SF-12) across all adult age groups

DC Currow, E Dal Grande, D Ferreira, MJ Johnson… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Little is known about the impact of chronic breathlessness (modified Medical Research
Council (mMRC) score≥ 2 for most days, at least three of the last six months) on health …

The independent association of overweight and obesity with breathlessness in adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study

DC Currow, E Dal Grande, C Sidhu… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obesity and overweight are significant health problems worldwide, with a rapidly rising
prevalence [1]. Obesity and overweight have serious consequences, including higher rates …

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 …

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 …

Patterns of breathlessness and associated consulting behaviour: results of an online survey

AF Elbehairy, JK Quint, J Rogers, M Laffan, MI Polkey… - Thorax, 2019 - thorax.bmj.com
The online British Lung Foundation Breath Test provides an opportunity to study the
relationship between breathlessness, common sociobehavioural risk factors and interaction …