What's Trending in Breathlessness Research? Proceedings of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Breathlessness Research Interest Group
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Authors
Chin, CA
Butcher, H Holt
Johnson, M
Pattinson, K
Currow, D
Banzett, R
Yorke, J
Clayson, H
Macnaughton, J
Penfold, Clarissa
Farquhar, M
Booth, S
Publication Date
2015-04-27Journal Title
Progress in Palliative Care
ISSN
0969-9260
Publisher
Maney
Volume
23
Pages
326-330
Language
English
Type
Article
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Chin, C., Butcher, H. H., Ryan, R., Johnson, M., Pattinson, K., Currow, D., Banzett, R., et al. (2015). What's Trending in Breathlessness Research? Proceedings of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Breathlessness Research Interest Group. Progress in Palliative Care, 23 326-330. https://doi.org/10.1179/1743291X15Y.0000000005
Abstract
Breathlessness remains a challenging symptom, common to a multitude of malignant
and non-malignant diseases, for which there are limited effective therapies once
disease control is optimised. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) statement on
dyspnoea reports that:
i)Progress in dyspnoea management has not matched progress in elucidating
underlying mechanisms;
ii)There is a critical need for interdisciplinary translational research to connect
dyspnoea mechanisms with treatments;
iii)There is a need to validate dyspnoea measures as patient-reported outcomes for
clinical trials.
Research into the many dimensions of breathlessness and its significance to patients and their carers has increased in recent years. This meeting is convened yearly to
bring together researchers across various disciplines including respiratory medicine,
anaesthetics, medical humanities, engineering and palliative care, to further
understanding of the symptom, discuss new techniques and advances in research, and
pave the way forward for future studies and interventions.
The presentations generated much vibrant discussion amongst the multidisciplinary
attendees and highlighted areas where care for breathless patients could be improved.
This is a positive time for breathlessness research, with several ATS research priorities
being addressed and it is clear that further studies and ensuing interventions are on
the horizon.
Keywords
Beathlessness, Dyspnoea, Shortness of breath, Neuroimaging, Non-pharmacological intervention, Carers, Stress
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/1743291X15Y.0000000005
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/248525
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