National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Thorax. 2019 Aug;74(8):814-817. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212950. Epub 2019 Apr 8.
The online British Lung Foundation Breath Test provides an opportunity to study the relationship between breathlessness, common sociobehavioural risk factors and interaction with healthcare. We analysed data from 356 799 responders: 71% were ≥50 years old and 18% were smokers. 20% reported limiting breathlessness (Medical Research Council breathlessness score ≥3), and the majority of these (85%) worried about their breathing; of these, 29% had not sought medical advice. Of those who had, 58% reported that the advice received had not helped their breathlessness. Limiting breathlessness was associated with being older, physically inactive, smoking and a higher body mass index. These data suggest a considerable unmet need associated with breathlessness as well as possibilities for intervention.
英国肺脏基金会在线呼吸测试提供了一个机会，可研究呼吸困难、常见社会行为风险因素以及与医疗保健的相互作用之间的关系。我们分析了来自 356799 名应答者的数据：71%的应答者年龄≥50 岁，18%为吸烟者。20%的应答者报告存在限制型呼吸困难（呼吸困难医学研究理事会评分≥3），其中大多数（85%）担心自己的呼吸；其中，29%的人尚未寻求医疗建议。在这些人中，58%的人报告说，他们所得到的建议并未改善呼吸困难。限制型呼吸困难与年龄较大、身体不活动、吸烟和较高的体重指数有关。这些数据表明，呼吸困难存在大量未满足的需求，并且存在干预的可能性。
