Prevalence of Dyspnea Among Hospitalized Patients at the Time of Admission

Abstract

Dyspnea is a common symptom among all hospitalized patients. Routine documentation of dyspnea is feasible in a large tertiary care center.

Underlying contributing conditions to breathlessness among middle-aged individuals in the general population: a cross-sectional study

“…Breathlessness is defined as the subjective experience of breathing discomfort and affects 10%-25% of middle aged and elderly people in the general population. [1][2][3][4] Breathlessness is the main reason for 1%-3.9% of primary care consultations across several European countries and is also present in a high proportion of people seeking care for other reasons. 5 6 Presence of self-reported breathlessness, often measured using the modified Medical Research council (mMRC) scale, indicates a poorer prognosis, lower quality of life, higher rate of hospitalisation and is strongly associated with mortality.…”

Agreement Between Breathlessness Severity and Unpleasantness in People With Chronic Breathlessness: A Longitudinal Clinical Study

“…(22) In such studies, breathlessness is commonly assessed during daily life using a single measure of breathlessness -either as overall severity, intensity or unpleasantness. (23)(24)(25)(26) Unidimensional scales (visual analogue or numeric rating) are commonly used to quantify the overall experience of intensity or severity of breathlessness (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29) with various anchors (0-'no' and 10 -'worst', 'worst I can imagine' or very severe', (25,29) differing question stems ('How short of breath are you, '[How]' intense is your shortness of breath?' and focal periods ('right now', 'average/ worst/peak over the past 24 hrs').…”

Norsk oversettelse av nytt, pasientrapportert flerdimensjonalt spørreskjema ved dyspné

“…Den engelske versjonen av MDP er validert i en laboratoriesetting og på akuttmottak i sykehus (24,28). Skjemaet er relativt enkelt å bruke (17,29) og kan tilpasses det tidspunktet eller den tidsperioden helsepersonellet ønsker å kartlegge hos pasienten (dyspné nå / dyspné i løpet av de siste 24 timer / dyspné ved beslutning om å ta kontakt med legevakt) (13).…”