Jacob Sandberg

2 months ago | publications.ersnet.org | Jacob Sandberg |Josefin Sundh |Peter Anderberg |Miriam Johnson

To the Editor:Breathlessness is associated with impaired quality of life, comorbidities, more frequent hospitalisation and premature mortality. Breathlessness leads to people avoiding things that trigger their breathlessness, such as physical activity [1–3]. The intensity of breathlessness varies over time both as exacerbations of the underlying aetiologies and among individuals with “stable” disease [4].

Jan 8, 2025 | publications.ersnet.org | Max Olsson |Jacob Sandberg |Slavica Kochovska |Anders Blomberg

Original Research Article Locus of control and breathlessness: a cross-sectional analysis of 28,730 people ArticleInfo & Metrics This is a PDF-only article. Please click on the PDF link above to read it.

Jun 27, 2024 | bmjopenrespres.bmj.com | Jacob Sandberg |Magnus Ekström |Mats Börjesson |Göran Bergström

DiscussionThe main underlying contributing condition among middle-aged individuals reporting breathlessness were respiratory disease (57%) followed by anxiety or depression (51%), obesity (43%) and heart disease or chest pain (35%). Overlap was common with 66% having two or more concurrent contributing conditions. Obesity was associated with reported breathlessness even after adjusting for aerobic fitness level. The present study adds to the previous knowledge in several ways.