Open AccessUnderlying conditions contributing to breathlessness in the population
Author(s) -
Jacob Sandberg,
Max Olsson,
Magnus Ekström
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in supportive and palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1751-4266
pISSN - 1751-4258
DOI - 10.1097/spc.0000000000000568
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , quality of life (healthcare) , population , anxiety , disease , depression (economics) , intensive care medicine , obesity , copd , psychiatry , environmental health , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Assessment of underlying conditions that contribute to breathlessness is fundamental for symptom management. This review aims to summarize the knowledge from the past two years on the most common underlying conditions among individuals with breathlessness in the general population and to identify research gaps.