Chronic breathlessness: re-thinking the symptom. Issue 1 (25th January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Macnaughton, Jane; Oxley, Rebecca; Rose, Arthur; Russell, Andrew; Dodd, James W.; Carel, Havi
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 51:Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01-25
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02331-2017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

We wholly applaud the move by Johnson et al. [1] to improve awareness of breathlessness and to raise its profile as a subject for focussed clinical research. We consider their research and the ensuing proposal to recognise breathlessness via a new medical term, "chronic breathlessness syndrome", as important and justified. We share their goal, which is to direct attention to this neglected, undertreated and under-researched symptom. People with breathlessness should be involved in renaming their condition as their experience can be influenced by clinical language http://ow.ly/ZKNj30hzUUM