"The whole of humanity has lungs, doesn't it? We are not all the same sort of people": patient preferences and choices for an online, self-guided chronic breathlessness supportive intervention: SELF-BREATHE.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The burden of chronic breathlessness on individuals, family, society and health systems is significant and set to increase exponentially with an ageing population with complex multimorbidity, yet there is a lack of services. This has been further amplified by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Online breathlessness interventions have been proposed to fill this gap, but need development and evaluation based on patient preferences and choices. This study aimed to explore the preferences and choices of patients regarding the content of an online self-guided chronic breathlessness supportive intervention (SELF-BREATHE).

Methods

Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with adults living with advanced malignant and nonmalignant disease and chronic brea

SUBMITTER: Reilly CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271754 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature