Journal article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Breathlessness Across Canada: A National Retrospective Cohort Study in Home Care and Nursing Home Populations
Abstract
CONTEXT: Breathlessness is a symptom associated with poor clinical outcomes and prognosis. Little is known about its long-term trends and associations with social factors including decline in social activities and caregiver distress.
OBJECTIVES: To describe factors associated with the prevalence of clinician-reported breathlessness across Canada among cohorts receiving home care or nursing home care.
Authors
Seow H; Dutta P; Johnson MJ; McMillan K; Guthrie DM; Costa AP; Currow DC
Journal
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 346–354.e1
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.034
ISSN
0885-3924