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Living with breathlessness: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis

Hutchinson, Ann; Barclay-Klingle, Natalie; Galvin, Kathleen; Johnson, Miriam J.

Authors

Natalie Barclay-Klingle

Kathleen Galvin



Abstract

Question: What is the experience of people living with breathlessness due to medical conditions, those caring for and those treating them, with regard to quality of life and the nature of clinical interactions?
Methods: Electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO) were searched (1987 to October 2017; English language), for qualitative studies exploring the experience of chronic breathlessness (patients, carers, clinicians). Two independent reviewers screened titles, abstracts and papers retrieved against inclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved with a third reviewer. Primary qualitative data were extracted and synthesised using thematic synthesis.
Results: Inclusion and synthesis of 101/2,303 international papers produced four descriptive themes: 1) widespread effects of breathlessness, 2) coping, 3) help-seeking behaviour, and 4) clinicians’ responsiveness to the symptom of breathlessness. The themes were combined to form the concept of “Breathing Space”, to show how engaged coping and appropriate help-seeking (patient) and attention to symptom (clinician) helps maximise the patient’s quality of living with breathlessness.
Answers: Breathlessness has widespread impact on patient and carer and affects Breathing Space. The degree of Breathing Space is influenced by interaction between the patient’s coping style, their help-seeking behaviour and their clinician’s responsiveness to breathlessness itself in addition to managing the underlying disease.

Citation

Hutchinson, A., Barclay-Klingle, N., Galvin, K., & Johnson, M. J. (2018). Living with breathlessness: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis. European respiratory journal, 51(2), 1701477. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01477-2017

Journal Article Type Review
Acceptance Date Dec 9, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 21, 2018
Publication Date Feb 1, 2018
Deposit Date Jan 31, 2018
Publicly Available Date Oct 27, 2022
Print ISSN 0903-1936
Electronic ISSN 1399-3003
Publisher European Respiratory Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 51
Issue 2
Article Number 1701477
Pages 1701477
DOI https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01477-2017
Keywords Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/564829
Publisher URL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/51/2/1701477
Additional Information The full text of this article is currently embargoed by the publisher.
Contract Date Jan 31, 2018

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