"In their own words": delineating the contours of dyspnea invisibility in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from quantitative discourse analysis
Abstract Background Dyspnea conveys an upsetting or distressing experience of breathing awareness. It heavily weighs on chronic respiratory disease patients, particularly when it persists despite maximal treatment of causative abnormalities. The physical, psychological and social impacts of persiste...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02655-4 |