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Prevalence of dyspnea in select advanced illnesses

Prevalence of dyspnea in select advanced illnesses
Population Prevalence of dyspnea (%) References
Cancer (mixed) 10 to 70 Solano 2006[1]
AIDS 11 to 62 Solano 2006[1]
Lung cancer (primary or metastatic) 62 to 95 Currow 2010[2]
Heart disease 60 to 88 Solano 2006[1]
COPD 90 to 95 Solano 2006[1]
Renal disease 11 to 62 Solano 2006[1]
Stroke 37 Addington-Hall 1995[3]
ALS 47 to 50 O'Brien 1992[4], Hicks 1993[5]
Dementia 70 Lloyd-Williams 1996[6]
No cardiorespiratory disease (ie, no primary or secondary lung malignancy, cardiac failure, or respiratory disease) 45 to 81 Currow 2010[2]
AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
References:
  1. Solano JP, Gomes B, Higginson IJ. A comparison of symptom prevalence in far advanced cancer, AIDS, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal disease. J Pain Symptom Manage 2006; 31:58.
  2. Currow DC, Smith J, Davidson PM, et al. Do the trajectories of dyspnea differ in prevalence and intensity by diagnosis at the end of life? A consecutive cohort study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2010; 39:680.
  3. Addington-Hall J, Lay M, Altmann D, et al. Symptom control, communication with health professionals, and hospital care of stroke patients in the last year of life as reported by surviving family, friends and officials. Stroke 1995; 26:2242.
  4. O'Brien T, Kelly M, Saunders C. Motor neuron disease: a hospice perspective. BMJ 1992; 304:471.
  5. Hicks F, Corcoran G. Should hospices offer respite admissions to patient with motor neurone disease? Palliat Med 1993; 7:145.
  6. Lloyd-Williams M. A survey of palliative care given to patients with end-stage dementia (abstract). Palliat Med 1996; 10:63.
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