What is the experience of people living with breathlessness due to medical conditions, those
caring for them and those treating them, with regard to quality of life and the nature of clinical …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Supportive care for people living with a diagnosis of lung
cancer is paramount. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the supportive …

A symptom is defined as a subjective experience reflecting changes in the biopsychosocial
functioning, sensations, or cognition of an individual. In contrast, a sign is defined as any …

Purpose Advanced lung cancer patients have high rates of multiple physical and
psychological symptoms, and many of their family caregivers experience significant distress …

Dyspnoea is a frequent symptom in advanced cancer patients with the highest prevalence in
lung cancer (up to 74%) increasing in the terminal phase (up to 80%) with major impact on …

Context Episodic breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom in patients with
advanced disease. Still, it is not yet clearly defined. Objectives The aim of this work was to …

CONTEXT: Unlike pain, where the concept of breakthrough and background pain has been
widely characterized and defined, breathlessness as a symptom has not yet been fully …

CONTEXT: Although episodic breathlessness (EB) is reported to be highly prevalent in
advanced disease, our understanding about it is limited. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study …

Context Breathlessness is common and distressing in advanced illness. It is a challenge to
assess, with few effective treatment options. To evaluate new treatments, appropriate …

Context Episodic breathlessness causes additional distress to breathless patients with
advanced disease, but management is still insufficient and there is a lack of knowledge on …