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

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-reported global impressions of change (GIC) in perceived health and breathlessness in older men.Design: Cross-sectional study of 73-year-old Swedish men in the VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease study. A postal survey included items on perceived changes in health and breathlessness (GIC scales) and breathlessness (assessed using the modified Medical Research Council [mMRC] breathlessness scale, Dyspnea-12 and Multidimensional Dyspnea Scale) since age 65.Results: Of 801 respondents, breathlessness (mMRC ≥2) was reported by 17.9%, worsening breathlessness by 29.1%, and worsening perceived health by 51.3%. Worsening breathlessness was strongly correlated with worsening perceived health (Pearson's correlation coefficient of 0.68 [p Conclusion: The strong correlation between perceived changes in health and persistent breathlessness helps delineate a more comprehensive picture of the challenges faced by older adults living with this disabling symptom.

Chang, SungwonUniversity of Technology Sydney (author)
Olsson, MaxLund University,Lunds universitet,Andfåddhet och kronisk andningssvikt,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Breathlessness and chronic respiratory failure,Lund University Research Groups(Swepub:lu)ma8311ol (author)
Ekström, MagnusLund University,Lunds universitet,Palliativt Utvecklingscentrum,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Andfåddhet och kronisk andningssvikt,The Institute for Palliative Care,Lund University Research Groups,Breathlessness and chronic respiratory failure(Swepub:lu)med-mue (author)
Currow, David C.University of Wollongong (author)
University of WollongongUniversity of Technology Sydney (creator_code:org_t)

By the author/editor: Kochovska, Slavi ...; Chang, Sungwon; Olsson, Max; Ekström, Magnus; Currow, David C.

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