Persisting breathlessness and activities reduced or ceased: a population study in older men.
Slavica KochovskaDavid Christopher CurrowSungwon ChangMiriam JohnsonDiana FerreiraDeidre MorganMax OlssonMagnus Per EkströmPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2022)
Worsening breathlessness was associated with decreasing levels of self-reported physical activity, sexual activity and function. Overall, the study showed that people with persisting breathlessness modify their lifestyle to avoid it by reducing or ceasing a range of activities, seeking to minimise their exposure to the symptom.