Battery operated fan and chronic breathlessness: does it help?

Matilda Mm Barnes-HarrisVictoria AllgarSara BoothDavid CurrowSimon HartJane PhillipsFlavia SwanMiriam J Johnson

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2019)

These exploratory data support that the fan helps chronic breathlessness in most people and adds new data to indicate that the fan is perceived to increase people's physical activity. There is also a signal of possible particular benefits in people with COPD which is worthy of further study.

Keyphrases

physical activity
electronic health record
big data
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
depressive symptoms
mental health
social support
body mass index
lung function
drug induced
machine learning
deep learning