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Systematic review of clinical effectiveness, components, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation in low-resource settings. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med 2020; 30:52. [PMID: 33214560 PMCID: PMC7677536 DOI: 10.1038/s41533-020-00210-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a guideline-recommended multifaceted intervention that improves the physical and psychological well-being of people with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), though most of the evidence derives from trials in high-resource settings. In low- and middle-income countries, PR services are under-provided. We aimed to review the effectiveness, components and mode of delivery of PR in low-resource settings. Following Cochrane methodology, we systematically searched (1990 to October 2018; pre-publication update March 2020) MEDLINE, EMBASE, CABI, AMED, PUBMED, and CENTRAL for controlled clinical trials of adults with CRD (including but not restricted to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) comparing PR with usual care in low-resource settings. After duplicate selection, we extracted data on exercise tolerance, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), breathlessness, included components, and mode of delivery. We used Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) to assess study quality and synthesised data narratively. From 8912 hits, we included 13 studies: 11 were at high RoB; 2 at moderate RoB. PR improved functional exercise capacity in 10 studies, HRQoL in 12, and breathlessness in 9 studies. One of the two studies at moderate RoB showed no benefit. All programmes included exercise training; most provided education, chest physiotherapy, and breathing exercises. Low cost services, adapted to the setting, used limited equipment and typically combined outpatient/centre delivery with a home/community-based service. Multicomponent PR programmes can be delivered in low-resource settings, employing a range of modes of delivery. There is a need for a high-quality trial to confirm the positive findings of these high/moderate RoB studies.
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Lundell S, Wadell K, Wiklund M, Tistad M. Enhancing Confidence and Coping with Stigma in an Ambiguous Interaction with Primary Care: A Qualitative Study of People with COPD. COPD 2020; 17:533-542. [DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2020.1824217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Sara Lundell
- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Division of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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von Leupoldt A, Brighton LJ, Peters J, Volpato E, Verkleij M, Hutchinson A, Heijmans M, Farver-Vestergaard I, Langer D, Spruit MA. ERS Scientific Working Group 09.04, “Psychologists and behavioural scientists”: the next step towards multidisciplinary respiratory care. Eur Respir J 2020; 56:56/3/2001881. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01881-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Exertional breathlessness is common and pervasive across various chronic disease populations. To accurately assess response to intervention and optimize clinical (symptom) management, detailed assessment of exertional breathlessness is imperative. This review provides an update on current approaches to assess exertional breathlessness and presents the need for individualized assessment of breathlessness standardized for the level of exertion. RECENT FINDINGS Breathlessness assessment tools commonly invite people to recall their breathlessness while at rest with reference to activities of daily living. To directly quantify breathlessness, however, requires assessment of the dimensions of breathlessness (e.g., sensory intensity, quality, and unpleasantness) in response to a standardized exercise stimulus. Different exercise stimuli (e.g., self-paced, incremental, and constant work rate exercise tests) have been used to elicit a breathlessness response. Self-paced (e.g., 6-min walk test) and incremental exercise tests assess exercise tolerance or endurance, and are not recommended for assessment of exertional breathlessness. Constant work rate tests, however, including recently validated 3-min constant-rate stair stepping and walking tests, standardize the exercise stimulus to enable the breathlessness response to be directly quantified and monitored over time. SUMMARY To adequately guide symptom management and assess intervention efficacy, clinicians and researchers should assess breathlessness with multidimensional assessment tools in response to a standardized and individualized exercise stimulus.
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Kochovska S, Chang S, Morgan DD, Ferreira D, Sidhu M, Saleh Moussa R, Johnson MJ, Ekström M, Currow DC. Activities Forgone because of Chronic Breathlessness: A Cross-Sectional Population Prevalence Study. Palliat Med Rep 2020; 1:166-170. [PMID: 34223472 PMCID: PMC8241375 DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2020.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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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 general population is pivotal for designing symptom management strategies. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between chronic breathlessness and activities respondents identify can no longer be undertaken (“activities forgone”). Design: This population-based cross-sectional online survey used a market research company's database of 30,000 registrants for each sex, generating the planned sample size—3000 adults reflecting Australia's 2016 Census by sex, age group, state of residence, and rurality. Setting/Subjects: The population of focus (n = 583) reported a modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) breathlessness scale ≥1 and experienced this breathlessness for ≥3 months. Measurements: Activities forgone were categorized by mMRC using coding derived from the Dyspnea Management Questionnaire domains. Activities were classified as “higher/lower intensity” using Human Energy Expenditure scale. Results: Respondents were male 50.3%; median age 50.0 (IQR 29.0); with 66% living in metropolitan areas; reporting 1749 activities forgone. For people with mMRC 1 (n = 533), 35% had not given up any activity, decreasing to 9% for mMRC 2 (n = 38) and 3% for mMRC 3–4 (n = 12). Intense sport (e.g., jogging and bike riding) was the top activity forgone: 42% (mMRC 1), 32% (mMRC 2), and 36% (mMRC 3–4). For respondents with mMRC 3–4, the next most prevalent activities forgone were “sexual activities” (14%), “lower intensity sports” (11%), and “other activities” (11%). Conclusions: People progressively reduce a wide range of activities because of their chronic breathlessness.
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- Slavica Kochovska
- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.,Australian national Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.,Australian national Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- Flinders University, Palliative and Supportive Services, RePaDD, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders University, Palliative and Supportive Services, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian national Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Symptom Trials, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine & Allergology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.,Australian national Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.,Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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von Leupoldt A, Farre N. The load of dyspnoea on brain and legs. Eur Respir J 2020; 56:56/2/2001096. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01096-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hutchinson A, Galvin K, Johnson MJ. "So, I try not to go …" Acute-On-Chronic Breathlessness and Presentation to the Emergency Department: In-depth Interviews With Patients, Carers, and Clinicians. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 60:316-325. [PMID: 32247055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CONTEXT People with acute-on-chronic breathlessness due to cardiorespiratory conditions frequently present to the emergency department (ED) causing burden for the person concerned, their care takers, and emergency services. OBJECTIVE To understand the reasons for ED presentation for acute-on-chronic breathlessness and how optimal care might avoid presentations. METHODS Qualitative in-depth linked interviews were conducted as part of a mixed-methods study. Transcripts of audio-recordings were subjected to thematic analysis. Consenting patients presenting to a single tertiary hospital ED with acute-on-chronic breathlessness able to be interviewed were eligible. Patient-participants (n = 18) were purposively sampled for maximum variation. Patient-participant-nominated carers (n = 9) and clinicians (n = 8) were recruited. RESULTS Theme 1: "The context for the decision to present to the ED" is the experience of acute-on-chronic breathlessness, in which a person faces an existential crisis not knowing where the next breath is coming from, and previous help-seeking experiences. Theme 2 ("Reasons for presentation"): Some were reluctant to seek help until crisis when family carers were often involved in the decision to present. Others had previous poor experiences of help-seeking for breathlessness in the community and turned to the ED by default. Some had supportive primary clinicians and presented to the ED either on their clinician's recommendation or because their clinician was unavailable. CONCLUSIONS The decision to present to the ED is made in the context of serious crisis and previous experiences. Discussion of the reason for presentation may enable better management of chronic breathlessness and reduce the need for future emergency presentation.
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Johnson MJ, Currow DC. Opioids for breathlessness: a narrative review. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2020; 10:287-295. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Chronic breathlessness is a disabling and distressing condition for which there is a growing evidence base for a range of interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions are the mainstay of management and should be optimised prior to use of opioid medication. Opioids are being implemented variably in practice for chronic breathlessness. This narrative review summarises the evidence defining current opioids for breathlessness best practice and identifies remaining research gaps. There is level 1a evidence to support the use of opioids for breathlessness. The best evidence is for 10–30 mg daily de novo low-dose oral sustained-release morphine in opioid-naïve patients. This should be considered the current standard of care following independent, regulatory scrutiny by one of the world’s therapeutics regulatory bodies. Optimal benefits are seen in steady state; however, there are few published data about longer term benefits or harms. Morphine-related adverse events are common but mostly mild and self-limiting on withdrawal of drug. Early and meticulous management of constipation, nausea and vomiting is needed particularly in the first week of administration. Serious adverse events are no more common than placebo in clinical studies. Observational studies in severe chronic lung disease do not show excess mortality or hospital admission in those taking opioids. We have no long-term data on immune or endocrine function. There are promising data regarding prophylaxis for exertion-related breathlessness, but given the risks associated with transmucosal fentanyl, caution is needed with regard to clinical use pending longer term, robust safety data.
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Ferreira DH, Kochovska S, Honson A, Phillips JL, Currow DC. Two faces of the same coin: a qualitative study of patients' and carers' coexistence with chronic breathlessness associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). BMC Palliat Care 2020; 19:64. [PMID: 32375747 PMCID: PMC7203967 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-00572-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic breathlessness is a recognized clinical syndrome that severely impacts patients and carers, who become increasingly restricted in their daily activities. Often, patients become reliant on their carers, who are required to provide constant support. Although individual experiences of breathlessness have been previously investigated, there are few studies exploring contemporaneous experiences of breathlessness of the patient and their carer. This study aimed to understand the experience of severe chronic breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from the perspective of the patient and carer unit. METHODS A qualitative study embedded in a randomised, placebo-controlled effectiveness study (RCT) of regular, low-dose (≤32 mg/day), sustained-release morphine for chronic breathlessness associated with COPD. Recruitment occurred between July 2017 and November 2018 in one respiratory and palliative care services, in South Australia. Participants were community-dwelling patients with COPD and severe breathlessness (modified Medical Research Council scale 3 or 4) and their carers. Separate semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and carers, recorded and transcribed verbatim. Analysis was informed by grounded theory using a constant comparative approach. RESULTS From the 26 patients with a carer recruited for the RCT in South Australia, nine were interviewed in their homes. Six patients were men, median age 77 years. Carers were mostly women, who were their wives (n = 6), median age 70. Five themes emerged from the data: (1) shrinking world; (2) mutual adaptation; (3) co-management; (4) emotional coping; and (5) meaning in the face of death. CONCLUSION Chronic breathlessness is a systemic condition that permeates all aspects of the patient's and carer's lives. Working as a team, patients and carers manage chronic breathlessness to achieve maximal function and well-being. Patients and carers share many aspects of the experience of breathlessness, but the carer seems particularly susceptible to emotional distress. Future chronic breathlessness interventions should target the patient and the carer, both together and separately to address their common and individual needs. TRIAL REGISTRATION The main trial is registered (registration no. NCT02720822; posted March 28, 2016).
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- Diana H Ferreira
- Discipline, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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- Discipline, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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- Discipline, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.,IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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Johnson MJ, Nabb S, Booth S, Kanaan M. Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 59:1059-1066.e2. [PMID: 32006612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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CONTEXT Breathlessness is common in people with lung cancer. Nonpharmacological breathlessness interventions reduce distress because of and increase mastery over breathlessness. OBJECTIVES Identify patient characteristics associated with response to breathlessness interventions. METHODS Exploratory secondary trial data analysis. Response defined as a one-point improvement in 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale of worst breathlessness/last 24 hours (response-worst) or a 0.5-point improvement in the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) mastery (response-mastery) at four weeks. Univariable regression explored relationships with plausible demographic, clinical, and psychological variables followed by multivariable regression for associated (P < 0.05) variables. RESULTS About 158 participants with intrathoracic cancer (mean age 69.4 [SD 9.35] years; 40% women) were randomized to one or three breathlessness training sessions. About 91 participants had evaluable data for response-worst and 107 for response-mastery. In the univariable analyses, the personality trait openness was associated with response-worst (odds ratio [OR] 1.99 [95% CI 1.08-3.67]; P = 0.028) and response-mastery (OR 1.84 [95% CI 1.04-3.23]; P = 0.035). Higher CRQ-fatigue (OR 0.61 [95% CI 0.41-0.91]; P = 0.015), CRQ-emotion (OR 0.68 [95% CI 0.47-0.96]; P = 0.030), and worse CRQ-mastery (OR 0.61 [95% CI 0.42-0.88]; P = 0.008), and the presence of metastases and fatigue were associated with reduced odds of response-mastery. In the adjusted response-mastery model, only openness remained (OR 1.73 [95% CI 0.95-3.15]; P = 0.072). CONCLUSION Worse baseline health, worse breathlessness mastery, but not severity, and openness were associated with a better odds of response. Breathlessness services must be easy to access, and patients should be encouraged and supported to attend.
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- Miriam J Johnson
- Palliative Medicine, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
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- Student Wellbeing Learning and Welfare Support, University of Hull, Hull, UK; Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Willerby Hill, Hull, UK
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- Cicely Saunders Institute, University of Cambridge, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, Applied Health Research (Statistics), University of York, York, UK
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Currow DC, Johnson MJ, Pollack A, Ferreira DH, Kochovska S, Ekström M, Harrison C. Breathlessness and opioid prescribing in COPD in general practice: a cross-sectional, observational study. ERJ Open Res 2020; 6:00299-2019. [PMID: 32775398 PMCID: PMC7402382 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00299-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Chronic breathlessness is a disabling syndrome, prevalent in people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Regular, low-dose, oral sustained-release morphine is approved in Australia to reduce symptomatic chronic breathlessness. We aimed to determine the current prescribing patterns of opioids for chronic breathlessness in COPD in Australian general practice and to define any associated patient and practitioner characteristics. Five years (2011 to 2016) of the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health database, an Australian national, continual, cross-sectional study of clinical care in general practice were used. The database included 100 consecutive clinical encounters from almost 1000 general practitioners annually (n=488 100 encounters). Descriptive analyses with subsequent regression models were generated. Breathlessness as a patient-defined reason for encounter was identified in 621 of 4522 encounters where COPD was managed. Opioids were prescribed in 309 of 4522 encounters where COPD was managed (6.8%; (95% CI) 6.1-7.6), of which only 17 were prescribed for breathlessness, and the rest for other conditions almost entirely related to pain. Patient age (45-64 years versus age 80+ years, OR 1.68; 1.19-2.36), Commonwealth Concession Card holders (OR 1.70; 1.23-2.34) and socioeconomic disadvantage (OR 1.30; 1.01-1.68) were associated with increased likelihood of opioid prescription at COPD encounters. The rate of opioid prescriptions rose over the 5 years of study. In primary care encounters for COPD, opioids were prescribed in 6.8% of cases, but almost never for breathlessness. These data create a baseline against which to compare changes in prescribing as the treatment of chronic breathlessness evolves.
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- David C. Currow
- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, England
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, England
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- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Dept of Clinical Sciences, Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Johnston KN, Young M, Kay D, Booth S, Spathis A, Williams MT. Attitude change and increased confidence with management of chronic breathlessness following a health professional training workshop: a survey evaluation. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2020; 20:90. [PMID: 32228544 PMCID: PMC7106669 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02006-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clinicians and people living with chronic breathlessness have expressed a need to better understand and manage this symptom. The aim of this study was to evaluate a 3-day health professional training workshop on the practical management of chronic breathlessness. METHODS Workshop design and delivery were based on current understandings and clinical models of chronic breathlessness management, principles of transformative learning, and included sessions co-designed with people living with breathlessness. Registrants were invited to complete pre and post-workshop surveys. Pre and 1-week post-workshop online questionnaires assessed familiarity and confidence about workshop objectives (0[lowest]-10[highest] visual analogue scale), attitudes and practices regarding chronic breathlessness (agreement with statements on 5-point Likert scales). Post-workshop, participants were asked to describe implementation plans and anticipated barriers. Baseline familiarity and confidence were reported as mean (SD) and change examined with paired t-tests. Pre-post attitudes and practices were summarised by frequency/percentages and change examined non-parametrically (5-point Likert scale responses) or using a McNemar test of change (binary responses). RESULTS Forty-seven of 55 registrants joined the study; 39 completed both pre and post-workshop questionnaires (35 female; 87% clinicians; median 8 years working with people with chronic breathlessness). Post-workshop, greatest gains in confidence were demonstrated for describing biopsychosocial concepts unpinning chronic breathlessness (mean change confidence = 3.2 points; 95% CI 2.7 to 4.0, p < 0.001). Respondents significantly changed their belief toward agreement that people are able to rate their breathlessness intensity on a scale (60 to 81% agreement) although only a minority strongly agreed with this statement at both time points (pre 11%, post 22%). The largest shift in attitude was toward agreement (z statistic 3.74, p < 0.001, effect size r = 0.6) that a person's experience of breathlessness should be used to guide treatment decisions (from 43 to 73% strong agreement). Participants' belief that cognitive behavioural strategies are effective for relief of breathlessness changed further toward agreement after the workshop (81 to 100%, McNemar test chi- square = 5.14, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION The focus of this training on biopsychosocial understandings of chronic breathlessness and involvement of people living with this symptom were valued. These features were identified as facilitators of change in fundamental attitudes and preparedness for practice.
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- Kylie N Johnston
- School of Health Sciences, Innovation, Implementation and Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Cambridge Breathlessness Intervention Service, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Breathlessness Intervention Service, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Innovation, Implementation and Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Elliott-Button HL, Johnson MJ, Nwulu U, Clark J. Identification and Assessment of Breathlessness in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 59:724-733.e19. [PMID: 31655187 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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CONTEXT Breathlessness is common in chronic conditions but often goes unidentified by clinicians. It is important to understand how identification and assessment of breathlessness occurs across health care settings, to promote routine outcome assessment and access to treatment. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to summarize how breathlessness is identified and assessed in adults with chronic conditions across different health care settings. METHODS This is a systematic review and descriptive narrative synthesis (PROSPERO registration: CRD42018089782). Searches were conducted on Medline, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL (2000-2018) and reference lists. Screening was conducted by two independent reviewers, with access to a third, against inclusion criteria. Data were extracted using a bespoke proforma. RESULTS Ninety-seven studies were included, conducted in primary care (n = 9), secondary care (n = 53), and specialist palliative care (n = 35). Twenty-five measures of identification and 41 measures of assessment of breathlessness were used. Primary and secondary care used a range of measures to assess breathlessness severity, cause, and impact for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Specialist palliative care used measures assessing broader symptom severity and function with less focus on overall quality of life. Few studies were identified from primary care. CONCLUSION Various measures were identified, reflective of the setting's purpose. However, this highlights missed opportunities for breathlessness management across settings; primary care is particularly well placed to diagnose and support breathlessness. The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease approach (where symptoms and quality of life are part of disease management) could apply to other conditions. Better documentation of holistic patient-reported measures may drive service improvement in specialist palliative care.
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- Helene L Elliott-Button
- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom.
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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Reijnders T, Troosters T, Janssens W, Gosselink R, Langer D, Davenport PW, von Leupoldt A. Brain Activations to Dyspnea in Patients With COPD. Front Physiol 2020; 11:7. [PMID: 32038311 PMCID: PMC6992658 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We compared the perception and neural processing of respiratory sensations between 20 COPD patients and 20 healthy controls by means of respiratory-related evoked potentials (RREP) in the electroencephalogram (EEG). RREPs were induced by short inspiratory occlusions while 129-channel EEG was measured. COPD patients rated the occlusions as more intense and unpleasant (p's < 0.001) and showed higher mean amplitudes for the RREP components P1 (p = 0.0004), N1 (p = 0.024), P2 (p = 0.019), and P3 (p = 0.018). Our results indicate that COPD patients demonstrate greater perception and neural processing of respiratory sensations, which presumably reflects the highly aversive and attention-demanding character of these sensations for COPD patients.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Chronic Disease, Metabolism and Aging, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chronic Disease, Metabolism and Aging, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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The lived experience of breathlessness for people diagnosed with heart failure: a qualitative synthesis of the literature. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2019; 13:18-23. [PMID: 30507629 DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The experience of breathlessness in patients with heart failure is understudied. This review was aimed at evaluating the most recent qualitative findings regarding the experience of breathlessness in persons diagnosed with heart failure. RECENT FINDINGS A literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Psycinfo, BNI, Cinahl and Google Scholar including studies on breathlessness experience in patients with heart failure, published between 2017 and 2018. Only three studies were identified, and findings were categorized into five themes: acknowledgment of breathlessness, prevailing consequences of breathlessness, breathlessness in daily life, recognising when breathlessness is a problem and communicating breathlessness. Understanding the experience of breathlessness was different before and after heart failure diagnosis. Patients experienced similar physical and emotional consequences of breathlessness but varied in strategies to manage the symptom. Patients often do not report breathlessness symptom, or are not asked to describe their symptom by the provider. SUMMARY Recent studies show those at risk for and those who have heart failure need appropriate education to recognize breathlessness as a critical symptom. In addition, adequate communication between patients and providers of the breathlessness symptom is needed to support management.
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Raymond B, Luckett T, Johnson M, Hutchinson A, Lovell M, Phillips J. Low-intensity educational interventions supporting self-management to improve outcomes related to chronic breathlessness: a systematic review. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med 2019; 29:41. [PMID: 31784524 PMCID: PMC6884574 DOI: 10.1038/s41533-019-0152-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Chronic breathlessness is debilitating and frightening, often resulting in emergency department presentations with acute-on-chronic breathlessness. Self-management is complex, involving 14 components as identified by the Practical Systematic Review in Self-Management Support (PRISMS). Low-intensity educational interventions that support breathlessness self-management through written/visual educational materials, alongside limited health professional support, are available. Our aim was to describe components of low-intensity educational interventions that support and improve self-management for adults with chronic breathlessness and evaluate their efficacy for improving breathlessness-related outcomes. A systematic review was conducted, including RCTs that compared these interventions with usual care in adults with chronic disease. Synthesis took a narrative approach utilizing the PRISMS taxonomy and Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist. Of the 1948 articles identified, 7 met criteria reporting 7 RCTs using 6 interventions. Studies utilized 12 out of 14 PRISMS components, the most frequent being training/rehearsal for psychological strategies. Evidence for effectiveness was inconsistent and attempts to identify beneficial components were confounded by intervention complexity and heterogeneity. The optimal content and delivery of low-intensity educational interventions that support self-management to improve chronic breathlessness-related outcomes in adults cannot be defined from current published literature. Future research should incorporate more detailed, standardized reporting to enable comparison and meta-analysis.
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- Bronwyn Raymond
- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, 235-253 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, 235-253 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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- Hull York Medical School, University of York, John Hughlings Jackson Building, Heslington, York, Y010 5DD, UK
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- Hull York Medical School, University of York, John Hughlings Jackson Building, Heslington, York, Y010 5DD, UK
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- HammondCare, 95-115 River Road, Greenwich, NSW, 2065, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Science Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia
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- IMPACCT - Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, 235-253 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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Janssen DJA, Johnson MJ. Palliative treatment of chronic breathlessness syndrome: the need for P5 medicine. Thorax 2019; 75:2-3. [PMID: 31662420 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Daisy J A Janssen
- Department of Research and Development, CIRO, Horn, The Netherlands .,Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Booth S, Johnson MJ. Improving the quality of life of people with advanced respiratory disease and severe breathlessness. Breathe (Sheff) 2019; 15:198-215. [PMID: 31508158 PMCID: PMC6717608 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.0200-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Advanced respiratory disease imposes a greater symptom burden than many cancers but not does have comparable recognition of the need for supportive and palliative care or the infrastructure for its systematic delivery. Consequently, many people with advanced respiratory disease (and those closest to them) have a poor quality of life, disabled by chronic breathlessness, fatigue and other symptoms. They are socially isolated by the consequences of long-term illness and are often financially impoverished. The past decade has seen an increasing realisation that care for this group must improve and that symptom management must be prioritised. Clinical guidelines recommend person-centred care, including access to supportive and palliative care as needed, as part of standard medical practice. Advanced lung disease clinics and specialist breathlessness services (pioneered within palliative care) are developing within respiratory medicine services but are provided inconsistently. This review covers the comprehensive assessment of the patient with advanced respiratory disease, the importance of supporting carers and the current best practice in the management of breathlessness, fatigue and cough. It also suggests ways to incorporate person-centred care into the general respiratory clinic, assisted by better liaison with specialist palliative and primary care. Emerging evidence shows that excellent symptom management leads to better clinical outcomes and reduces inappropriate use of emergency medical services. Improving quality of life in people with chronic breathlessness, with a combination of (mostly) non-drug and drug interventions, improves clinical outcomes and reduces patient/carer suffering and futile use of medical serviceshttp://bit.ly/30s9ckh
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- Sara Booth
- Cambridge Breathlessness Intervention Service, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Garcia MV, Luckett T, Johnson M, Hutchinson A, Lal S, Phillips JL. The roles of dispositional coping style and social support in helping people with respiratory disease cope with a breathlessness crisis. J Adv Nurs 2019; 75:1953-1965. [PMID: 31012133 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To explore the role of coping moderators in self-management of breathlessness crises by people with advanced respiratory disease. DESIGN A secondary analysis of semi-structured interview data. METHODS Interviews with patients who had advanced respiratory disease, chronic breathlessness and at least one experience where they considered presenting to Emergency but self-managed instead (a "near miss"). Participants were recruited from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia or Tasmania. Eligible caregivers were those who contributed to Emergency-related decision-making. Interviews were coded inductively and then deductively against the coping moderators social support and dispositional coping style, defined by the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping. RESULTS Interviews were conducted between October 2015 - April 2016 with 20 patients and three caregivers. Social networks offered emotional and practical support but also had potential for conflict with patients' 'hardy' coping style. Patient hardiness (characterized by a sense of 'commitment' and 'challenge') promoted a proactive approach to self-management but made some patients less willing to accept support. Information-seeking tendencies varied between patients and were sometimes shared with caregivers. An optimistic coping style appeared to be less equivocally beneficial. CONCLUSION This study shows that social support and coping style may influence how people self-manage through their breathlessness crises and identified ways coping moderators can facilitate or hinder effective self-management. IMPACT This study confers insights into how social-support and coping style can be supported and optimized to facilitate breathlessness self-management. Acknowledging coping moderator interactions is beneficial for developing resources and strategies that recognise patient mastery.
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- Maja Villanueva Garcia
- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Swan F, English A, Allgar V, Hart SP, Johnson MJ. The Hand-Held Fan and the Calming Hand for People With Chronic Breathlessness: A Feasibility Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 57:1051-1061.e1. [PMID: 30802635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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CONTEXT The battery-operated hand-held fan ("fan") and the Calming Hand (CH), a cognitive strategy, are interventions used in clinical practice to relieve chronic breathlessness. OBJECTIVE To test the feasibility of a Phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the impact of the fan and/or CH compared with exercise advice alone for the relief of chronic breathlessness due to respiratory conditions. METHODS A single-site, feasibility "2 × 2" factorial, nonblinded, mixed-methods RCT was performed. Participants randomly allocated to four groups: fan + exercise advice, CH + exercise advice, fan + CH + exercise advice, and exercise advice alone. Measures included recruitment, acceptability, data quality and study outcomes (baseline and day 28), modified Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (mISWT), recovery time from exertion-induced breathlessness, life-space questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and breathlessness numerical rating scales. Willing participants and carers were interviewed at study end. RESULTS Recruitment/acceptability/data completion: 53 people were screened, 40 randomized and completed (mean age 72 years (SD 9.8), 70% male). There were few missing data (mISWT, n = 2). Recovery time (seconds) from exertion-induced breathlessness showed most improvement for the fan; mean reduction from baseline -33.5 vs. CH mean increase from baseline 5.7. This represents a recovery speed at day 28 (-20.4%) faster for the fan vs. 4.1% slower for the CH. Qualitative data indicated participants valued the faster recovery and identified the fan as a useful "medical" device but found the CH unhelpful. CONCLUSION A Phase III RCT is feasible. Mixed-methods data synthesis supports recovery time as a novel, meaningful outcome measure.
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- Flavia Swan
- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Allam Medical Building, Hull York Medical School (HYMS), University of Hull, Hull, UK.
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- Hull York Medical School (HYMS), Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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- Respiratory Research Group, Hull York Medical School, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Hull, UK
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School (HYMS), University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Tan Y, Van den Bergh O, Qiu J, von Leupoldt A. The Impact of Unpredictability on Dyspnea Perception, Anxiety and Interoceptive Error Processing. Front Physiol 2019; 10:535. [PMID: 31130876 PMCID: PMC6509155 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Dyspnea is a prevalent interoceptive sensation and the aversive cardinal symptom in many cardiorespiratory diseases as well as in mental disorders. Especially the unpredictability of the occurrence of dyspnea episodes has been suggested to be highly anxiety provoking for affected patients. Moreover, previous studies demonstrated that unpredictable exteroceptive stimuli increased self-reports and electrophysiological responses of anxiety such as the startle probe N100 as well as amplified the processing of errors as reflected by greater error-related negativity (ERN). However, studies directly examining the role of unpredictability on dyspnea perception, anxiety, and error processing are widely absent. Using high-density electroencephalography, the present study investigated whether unpredictable compared to predictable dyspnea would increase the perception of dyspnea, anxiety and interoceptive error processing. Thirty-two healthy participants performed a respiratory forced choice reaction time task to elicit an interoceptive ERN during two conditions: an unpredictable and a predictable resistive load-induced dyspnea condition. Predictability was manipulated by pairing (predictable condition) or not pairing (unpredictable condition) dyspnea with a startle tone probe. Self-reports of dyspnea and affective state as well as the startle probe N100 and interoceptive ERN were measured. The results demonstrated greater dyspnea unpleasantness in the unpredictable compared to the predictable condition. Post hoc analyses revealed that this was paralleled by greater anxiety, and greater amplitudes for the startle probe N100 and the interoceptive ERN during the unpredictable relative to the predictable condition, but only when the unpredictable condition was experienced in the first experimental block. Furthermore, higher trait-like anxiety sensitivity was associated with higher ratings for dyspnea unpleasantness and experimental state anxiety ratings. The present findings suggest that unpredictability increases the perception of dyspnea unpleasantness. This effect seems related to increased state and trait anxiety and interoceptive error processing, especially when upcoming dyspnea is particularly unpredictable, such as in early experimental phases. Future studies are required to further substantiate these findings in patients suffering from dyspnea.
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- Yafei Tan
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Health Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Hutchinson A, Johnson MJ, Currow D. Acute-on-Chronic Breathlessness: Recognition and Response. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 57:e4-e5. [PMID: 30710626 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Ann Hutchinson
- Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, York, United Kingdom.
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- Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, York, United Kingdom
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- Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, York, United Kingdom; University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Spruit MA, Rochester CL, Pitta F, Kenn K, Schols AMWJ, Hart N, Wouters EFM, Nava S, Dreher M, Janssen DJA, Johnson MJ, Curtis RJ, Sastry M, Franssen FME. Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care. Thorax 2019; 74:693-699. [PMID: 30872364 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The CIRO Academy in Horn (the Netherlands) organised a 2-day meeting to present and discuss the studies published in 2017 pertaining to key priority areas of respiratory and critical care medicine. This review summarises studies focussing on pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise training, physical activity, chronic respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care published in 2017.
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- Martijn A Spruit
- REVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED - Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium .,Department of Research and Education, CIRO, Horn, The Netherlands.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), NUTRIMSchool of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.,VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany.,Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), NUTRIMSchool of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Lane Fox Respiratory Service, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Lane-Fox Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Research and Education, CIRO, Horn, The Netherlands.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), NUTRIMSchool of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Alma Mater University, Dept. of Clinical, Integrated and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pneumology, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Research and Education, CIRO, Horn, The Netherlands.,Centre of Expertise for Palliative Care, MUMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, The University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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- Department of Research and Education, CIRO, Horn, The Netherlands.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), NUTRIMSchool of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Smallwood N, Moran T, Thompson M, Eastman P, Le B, Philip J. Integrated respiratory and palliative care leads to high levels of satisfaction: a survey of patients and carers. BMC Palliat Care 2019; 18:7. [PMID: 30660204 PMCID: PMC6339689 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0390-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Advanced Lung Disease Service is a unique, new model of integrated respiratory and palliative care, which aims to address the unmet needs of patients with advanced, non-malignant, respiratory diseases. This study aimed to explore patients' and carers' experiences of integrated palliative care and identify valued aspects of care. METHODS All current patients of the integrated service and their carers were invited to complete a confidential questionnaire by post or with an independent researcher. RESULTS Eighty-eight responses were received from 64 (80.0%) eligible patients and from 24 (60%) eligible carers. Most participants (84, 95.5%) believed the integrated service helped them to manage breathlessness and nearly all participants (87, 98.9%) reported increased confidence managing symptoms. One third of patients (34.4%) had received a nurse-led domiciliary visit, with nearly all regarding this as helpful. Most participants believed the integrated respiratory and palliative care team listened to them carefully (87, 98.9%) with opportunities to express their views (88, 100%). Highly valued aspects of the service were continuity of care (82, 93.2%) and long-term care (77, 87.5%). Three quarters of participants (66, 75.0%) rated their care as excellent, with 20.5% rating it as very good. Nearly all (87, 98.9%) participants reported that they would recommend the service to others. CONCLUSIONS Patients and carers expressed high levels of satisfaction with this model of integrated respiratory and palliative care. Continuity of care, high quality communication and feeling cared for were greatly valued and highlight simple but important aspects of care for all patients.
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- Natasha Smallwood
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia. .,Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia.
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- The Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Palliative Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Palliative Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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- Chair of Palliative Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital and Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Palliative Care St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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Chalmers JD, Kolb M. The evolution of the European Respiratory Journal: volume 2. Eur Respir J 2019; 53:53/1/1802459. [PMID: 30655453 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02459-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- James D Chalmers
- Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Lovell N, Etkind SN, Bajwah S, Maddocks M, Higginson IJ. Control and Context Are Central for People With Advanced Illness Experiencing Breathlessness: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 57:140-155.e2. [PMID: 30291949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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CONTEXT Breathlessness is common and distressing in advanced illness. It is a challenge to assess, with few effective treatment options. To evaluate new treatments, appropriate outcome measures that reflect the concerns of people experiencing breathlessness are needed. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to systematically review and synthesize the main concerns of people with advanced illness experiencing breathlessness to guide comprehensive clinical assessment and inform future outcome measurement in clinical practice and research. METHODS This is a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology. MEDLINE (1946-2017), PsycINFO (1806-2017), and EMBASE (1974-2017), as well as key journals, gray literature, reference lists, and citation searches, identified qualitative studies exploring the concerns of people living with breathlessness. Included studies were quality-assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program checklist and analyzed using thematic synthesis. RESULTS We included 38 studies with 672 participants. Concerns were identified across six domains of "total" breathlessness: physical, emotional, spiritual, social, control, and context (chronic and episodic breathlessness). Four of these have been previously identified in the concept of "total dyspnea." Control and context have been newly identified as important, particularly in their influence on coping and help-seeking behavior. The importance of social participation, impact on relationships, and loss of perceived role within social and spiritual domains also emerged as being significant to individuals. CONCLUSION People with advanced illness living with breathlessness have concerns in multiple domains, supporting a concept of "total breathlessness." This adapted model can help to guide comprehensive clinical assessment and inform future outcome measurement in clinical practice and research.
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- Natasha Lovell
- Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Breaden K, Collier A, Litster C, Allcroft P, Currow DC, Phillips JL. Stigma and the in(visible) perspectives and expectations of home oxygen therapy among people with chronic breathlessness syndrome: A qualitative study. Palliat Med 2019; 33:82-90. [PMID: 30296930 DOI: 10.1177/0269216318805621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background: Chronic breathlessness syndrome in the context of advancing disease is distressing for all concerned. Oxygen is commonly prescribed in this setting; however, little is known about the perspectives of breathless people who either are on oxygen or are yet to have it prescribed. Aim: To understand and describe the perspectives and experiences of breathless people towards oxygen use at home. Design: This qualitative study utilised an interpretive description approach using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. Setting/participants: A total of 19 people with chronic breathlessness syndrome living in South Australia participated in semi-structured interviews. Participants were divided into sub-groups according to whether they were chronically breathless and (1) not using home oxygen ( n = 6), (2) using funded home oxygen for severe hypoxaemia ( n = 7) and (3) using home oxygen for palliation outside of funding guidelines ( n = 6). Results: Three main themes were identified: (1) managing distress and living with chronic breathlessness syndrome, with or without oxygen, requires a range of self-management strategies; (2) expectations of oxygen use: ‘Not as good as I thought it would be’; and (3) the stigma of using oxygen: the visible and invisible. Conclusion: People living with chronic breathlessness struggle daily with both the progression of the underlying disease and the distressing nature of the syndrome. While oxygen does provide benefit for some people, its use and the perceptions of its use are often associated with both the visible and invisible manifestations of stigma. Clinicians need to promote self-management strategies and give careful thought to the prescribing of home oxygen, especially outside the current funding guidelines.
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- Katrina Breaden
- 1 College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- 2 Te Arai: Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group, School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- 1 College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- 3 Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- 4 IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- 4 IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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Living well with breathlessness: how clinicians can help. Br J Gen Pract 2018; 69:26-27. [PMID: 30591603 DOI: 10.3399/bjgp19x700505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Reijnders T, Schuler M, Wittmann M, Jelusic D, Troosters T, Janssens W, Stenzel NM, Schultz K, von Leupoldt A. The impact of disease-specific fears on outcome measures of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD. Respir Med 2018; 146:87-95. [PMID: 30665524 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Anxiety is a highly prevalent psychological comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has detrimental effects on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) outcomes. It has been suggested that disease-specific fears could play an even more important role in COPD patients' disease progression. However, little is known about how different disease-specific fears impact COPD. This study examined how different disease-specific fears relate to different PR outcome measures in COPD patients and how these relationships evolve over the course of PR. Before and after a 3-week inpatient PR program, COPD patients (N = 104) underwent a 6-min walking test to measure functional exercise capacity. Disease-specific fears (fear of physical activity, fear of dyspnea, fear of disease progression, fear of social exclusion) were assessed with the COPD-Anxiety-Questionnaire-Revised. Health-related quality of life (HQoL), COPD health status, dyspnea in daily life, depression, and anxiety were measured using validated questionnaires. Multiple regression showed that greater disease-specific fears at the start of PR were associated with worse functional exercise capacity, HQoL, health status, and depression at the start and end of PR (controlling for age, sex, lung function, smoking status, and general anxiety). Patients who showed a stronger decrease in disease-specific fears improved more in PR outcome measures over the course of PR. Furthermore, different disease-specific fears were related to different PR outcome measures. The results show that disease-specific fears are associated with treatment outcome measures, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Therefore, disease-specific fears should be addressed in COPD patients as they might play a significant role in disease progression.
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- Institute for Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Clinic Bad Reichenhall, Centre for Rehabilitation, Pneumology and Orthopedics, Bad Reichenhall, Germany
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- Clinic Bad Reichenhall, Centre for Rehabilitation, Pneumology and Orthopedics, Bad Reichenhall, Germany
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- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Pneumology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Berlin Psychological University, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic Bad Reichenhall, Centre for Rehabilitation, Pneumology and Orthopedics, Bad Reichenhall, Germany
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The impairing effect of dyspnea on response inhibition. Int J Psychophysiol 2018; 133:41-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Herzog M, Sucec J, Vukovic M, Van Diest I, Van den Bergh O, von Leupoldt A. Experimental social rejection increases dyspnoea perception and neural processing of respiratory sensations in healthy subjects. Eur Respir J 2018; 53:13993003.01409-2018. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01409-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Johnson MJ, Fallon M. Chronic breathlessness: time for Cinderella to go to the ball! Eur Respir J 2018; 52:52/3/1801452. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01452-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Johnson MJ, Hutchinson A. Breathlessness in the emergency care setting. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2018; 12:232-236. [DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Johnson MJ, Gozal D. Vicarious breathlessness: an inferential perceptual learned transposition process that may not be inconsequential to either patient or caregiver. Eur Respir J 2018; 51:51/4/1800306. [PMID: 29618605 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00306-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Miriam J Johnson
- Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pulmonology, Dept of Paediatrics, Biological Sciences Division, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Similowski T. Treat the lungs, fool the brain and appease the mind: towards holistic care of patients who suffer from chronic respiratory diseases. Eur Respir J 2018; 51:51/2/1800316. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00316-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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