ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2022
Persisting breathlessness and activities reduced or ceased: a population study in older men.
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- Prevalence and correlates of breathlessness in adults: an umbrella review and updated systematic review with meta-analysis in general and clinical populations.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- Differences in uni-dimensional breathlessness measures and thresholds for clinical response in a randomised controlled trial in people with chronic breathlessness: an exploratory study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Trial
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- Perspectives of primary care and community clinicians on chronic breathlessness management.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Breathlessness limiting exertion and under- and unemployment: results from a national, online population survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between breathlessness and individuals' satisfaction with sexual life: a nationally representative internet survey.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Article
- The impact of pulmonary fibrosis on sex and sexual function: a multinational mixed methods study.The European respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Diminishing activities of daily living as severity of chronic breathlessness worsens: a national, cross-sectional survey.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Locus of control and breathlessness: a cross-sectional analysis of 28 730 people.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Activity-Related Breathlessness and Physical Activity in Women with Sedentary Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Walking Distance and Functional Limitations in Patients with Chronic Dyspnea.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Disability and long-term breathlessness: a cross-sectional, population study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Article
- Exertional breathlessness related to medical conditions in middle-aged people: the population-based SCAPIS study of more than 25,000 men and women.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- Factors most strongly associated with breathlessness in a population aged 50-64 years.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Prevalence, severity and impacts of breathlessness in Indian adults: An exploratory, nationally representative, cross-sectional online survey.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The modified Medical Research Council scale misclassifies exertional breathlessness among people referred for exercise testing.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Health-promoting behavior to enhance perceived meaning and control of life in chronic disease patients with role limitations and depressive symptoms: a network approach.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Which breathlessness dimensions associate most strongly with fatigue?-The population-based VASCOL study of elderly men.PloS one · 2023Article
- Associations in Perceived Health and Persistent Breathlessness: A Cross-Sectional Study.Palliative medicine reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionBreathlessness is debilitating and increases in prevalence with age, with people progressively reducing their everyday activities to 'self-manage' it. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of breathlessness on function in terms of activities that have been reduced or ceased ('compromised') in older men.
methodsA cross-sectional postal survey of Swedish 73-year-old man in the VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease study self-reporting on demographics, breathlessness (modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale, Dyspnoea-12, Multidimensional Dyspnea Scale) and its duration, anxiety/depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), performance status (WHO Performance Status), everyday activities reduced/ceased and exertion.
results148/828 (17.9%) respondents reported breathlessness (mMRC
conclusionWorsening breathlessness was associated with decreasing levels of self-reported physical activity, sexual activity and function. Overall, the study showed that people with persisting breathlessness modify their lifestyle to avoid it by reducing or ceasing a range of activities, seeking to minimise their exposure to the symptom.
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