Explain Breathlessness: Could 'Usual' Explanations Contribute to Maladaptive Beliefs of People Living with Breathlessness?

Marie T Williams, Hayley Lewthwaite, Dina Brooks, Kylie N Johnston

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Marie T WilliamsInnovation, IMPlementation and Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0473-5157

Hayley LewthwaiteInnovation, IMPlementation and Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.

Dina BrooksHamilton and West Park Health Care Centre, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.

Kylie N JohnstonInnovation, IMPlementation and Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4436-3108

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Abstract

backgroundExplanations provided by healthcare professionals contribute to patient beliefs. Little is known about how healthcare professionals explain chronic breathlessness to people living with this adverse sensation.

methodsA purpose-designed survey disseminated via newsletters of Australian professional associations (physiotherapy, respiratory medicine, palliative care). Respondents provided free-text responses for their usual explanation and concepts important to include, avoid, or perceived as difficult to understand by recipients. Content analysis coded free text into mutually exclusive categories with the proportion of respondents in each category reported.

resultsRespondents (

conclusionsThis study presents examples of health professional explanations for chronic breathlessness as a starting point for considering whether and how explanations could contribute to adaptive or maladaptive breathlessness beliefs of recipients.

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beliefschronic breathlessnesscommunicationdyspneaeducationexpectations

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PMID39337154

DOI10.3390/healthcare12181813

PMCPMC11431128

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