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 …

Breathlessness dimensions association with physical and mental quality of life: the population based VASCOL study of elderly men

L Cristea, M Olsson, D Currow… - BMJ open …, 2021 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background Breathlessness is a multidimensional symptom prevalent in elderly affecting
many aspects of life. We aimed to determine how different dimensions of breathlessness are …

Associations in Perceived Health and Persistent Breathlessness: A Cross-Sectional Study

S Kochovska, S Chang, M Olsson… - Palliative Medicine …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Persistent breathlessness is debilitating and increases in prevalence with
advanced age and at end of life. This study aimed to evaluate any relationship between self …

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 …

Prevalence and severity of differing dimensions of breathlessness among elderly males in the population

M Olsson, DC Currow, MJ Johnson… - ERJ open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Breathlessness is common in the general population. Existing data were obtained primarily
with the uni-dimensional modified Medical Research Council breathlessness scale (mMRC) …

VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): a longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county …

M Olsson, G Engström, DC Currow, M Johnson… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose Despite data showing breathlessness to be more prevalent in older adults, we have
little detail about the severity or multidimensional characteristics of breathlessness and other …

Activities forgone because of chronic breathlessness: a cross-sectional population prevalence study

S Kochovska, S Chang, DD Morgan… - Palliative Medicine …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Chronic breathlessness is a prevalent disabling syndrome affecting many
people for years. Identifying the impact of chronic breathlessness on people's activities in the …

[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 …

Factors most strongly associated with breathlessness in a population aged 50–64 years

M Olsson, AJ Björkelund, J Sandberg… - ERJ open …, 2024 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Breathlessness is a troublesome and prevalent symptom in the population, but
knowledge of related factors is scarce. The aim of this study was to identify the factors most …

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 …