Individualized breathlessness interventions may improve outcomes in patients with advanced COPD.

Mary Y Y QianJohn PolitisMichelle ThompsonDarren J WongBrian LeLouis IrvingNatasha Smallwood

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2018)

This feasibility study of individualized breathlessness interventions in patients with severe COPD and refractory breathlessness is the first to demonstrate a clinically significant reduction in dyspnoea scores, with high levels of patient acceptability.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
physical activity
case report
early onset
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome