Opioids for breathlessness: a narrative review

MJ Johnson, DC Currow - BMJ supportive & palliative care, 2020 - spcare.bmj.com
Chronic breathlessness is a disabling and distressing condition for which there is a growing
evidence base for a range of interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions are the …

Prevalence of dyspnea in general adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Müller, T Mraz, EFM Wouters, SMJ van Kuijk… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives: Dyspnea is a commonly described symptom in various chronic
and acute conditions. Despite its frequency, relatively little is known about the prevalence …

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 …

Effectiveness of a specialised breathlessness service for patients with advanced disease in Germany: a pragmatic fast-track randomised controlled trial (BreathEase)

M Schunk, L Le, Z Syunyaeva… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background The effectiveness of the Munich Breathlessness Service (MBS), integrating
palliative care, respiratory medicine and physiotherapy, was tested in the BreathEase trial in …

Health service utilisation associated with chronic breathlessness: random population sample

DC Currow, S Chang, M Ekström… - ERJ open …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Most health service utilisation studies are of people with specific diagnoses or
demographic characteristics, and rarely of specific chronic symptoms. The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Underlying conditions contributing to breathlessness in the population

J Sandberg, M Olsson, M Ekström - Current Opinion in Supportive …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Breathlessness in the general population is common and associated with several underlying
conditions. Respiratory disease is the most commonly reported underlying condition …

[HTML][HTML] Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness

J Clark, S Chang, I Kinchin, D Ferreira… - BMC pulmonary …, 2022 - Springer
Background Not being able to work has negative health, social and financial consequences.
Persisting breathlessness is prevalent in working-aged people. Is it associated with lower …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Nursing support for breathlessness in patients with cancer: a scoping review

J Kako, M Morikawa, M Kobayashi, Y Kanno… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify nursing support provided for the relief of breathlessness in patients with
cancer. Design A scoping review following a standard framework proposed by Arksey and …