Empiric studies of patient education for breathlessness are scarce despite persistent calls for
better breathlessness education for people living with or providing care for someone living …

Chronic breathlessness is a multidimensional, unpleasant symptom common to many health
conditions. The Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation (CSM) was developed to help …

Introduction The handheld fan ('fan') is useful for chronic breathlessness management,
however little is known about clinicians' implementation of the fan in clinical practice. Aim To …

Background Dyspnoea is a multidimensional experience of breathing discomfort, but its
affective dimension is unfrequently assessed in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Objective: to e xamine the validity of a novel dyspnea scale, Edmonton Dyspnea Inventory in
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Methods: Edmonton Dyspnea Inventory (EDI), is a …

Chronic breathlessness is a distressing symptom that is challenging to manage. The
Breathing, Thinking, Functioning clinical model is an educational tool developed to support …

Background Clinicians and people living with chronic breathlessness have expressed a
need to better understand and manage this symptom. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Context Episodic breathlessness is characterized by increased breathlessness intensity,
and it is burdensome for patients. A vicious cycle of breathlessness-anxiety/panic …

Introduction Persistent breathlessness (breathlessness persisting despite optimal treatment
for the underlying condition and resulting in disability) is a prevalent syndrome associated …

Extract Dyspnoea is defined as a symptom conveying an upsetting or distressing experience
of breathing awareness, which can vary in quality (eg air hunger, increased work/effort of …