Researching breathlessness in palliative care: consensus statement of the National Cancer Research Institute Palliative Care Breathlessness Subgroup

S Dorman; C Jolley; A Abernethy; D Currow; M Johnson; M Farquhar; G Griffiths; T Peel; S Moosavi; A Byrne; A Wilcock; L Alloway; C Bausewein; I Higginson; S Booth

doi:10.1177/0269216309102520

Researching breathlessness in palliative care: consensus statement of the National Cancer Research Institute Palliative Care Breathlessness Subgroup

S Dorman, C Jolley, A Abernethy, D Currow, M Johnson, M Farquhar, G Griffiths, T Peel, S Moosavi, A Byrne, A Wilcock, L Alloway, C Bausewein, I Higginson, S Booth

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Abstract

Breathlessness is common in advanced disease and can have a devastating impact on patients and carers. Research on the management of breathlessness is challenging. There are relatively few studies, and many studies are limited by inadequate power or design. This paper represents a consensus statement of the National Cancer Research Institute Palliative Care Breathlessness Subgroup. The aims of this paper are to facilitate the design of adequately powered multi-centre interventional studies in breathlessness, to suggest a standardised, rational approach to breathlessness research and to aid future ‘between study’ comparisons. Discussion of the physiology of breathlessness is included.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-227
Number of pages	15
Journal	Palliative Medicine
Volume	23
Issue number	3
Early online date	27 Feb 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216309102520
Publication status	Published - Apr 2009

Keywords

breathlessness
dyspnoea
measurement
methodology
palliative care
research design

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Dorman, S., Jolley, C., Abernethy, A., Currow, D., Johnson, M., Farquhar, M., Griffiths, G., Peel, T., Moosavi, S., Byrne, A., Wilcock, A., Alloway, L., Bausewein, C., Higginson, I., & Booth, S. (2009). Researching breathlessness in palliative care: consensus statement of the National Cancer Research Institute Palliative Care Breathlessness Subgroup. Palliative Medicine, 23(3), 213-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216309102520

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