Patterns of breathlessness and associated consulting behaviour: results of an online survey.
breathlessness
health care service
health seeking behaviour
unmet need
Journal
Thorax
ISSN: 1468-3296
Titre abrégé: Thorax
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0417353
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2019
08 2019
Historique:
received:
10
12
2018
revised:
27
02
2019
accepted:
11
03
2019
pubmed:
10
4
2019
medline:
19
5
2020
entrez:
10
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The online British Lung Foundation Breath Test provides an opportunity to study the relationship between breathlessness, common sociobehavioural risk factors and interaction with healthcare. We analysed data from 356 799 responders: 71% were ≥50 years old and 18% were smokers. 20% reported limiting breathlessness (Medical Research Council breathlessness score ≥3), and the majority of these (85%) worried about their breathing; of these, 29% had not sought medical advice. Of those who had, 58% reported that the advice received had not helped their breathlessness. Limiting breathlessness was associated with being older, physically inactive, smoking and a higher body mass index. These data suggest a considerable unmet need associated with breathlessness as well as possibilities for intervention.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30962273
pii: thoraxjnl-2018-212950
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212950
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
814-817Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.