Severe dyspnea

Severe dyspnea has been studied in 1 paper since 2025: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, May 10, 2025: “Impact of Severe Dyspnea on Mortality and Disability: A 9-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in Japan”.

Exposure

1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated

“Severe dyspnea was associated with a hazard ratio of 1.67 (95% CI, 1.35-2.07) for mortality”
Impact of Severe Dyspnea on Mortality and Disability: A 9-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in JapanJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2025doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105609
  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Government of Japan Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare and 3 more
  • Humans1

What is Severe dyspnea linked with?

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Studies link Severe dyspnea with 2 measures, most often disability (1 study) and mortality (1).

Disability

upin humans1HR 1.38

1 study
  1. Severe dyspnea raises the risk of disability in humans (HR 1.38, 95% CI 1.14-1.67).

    “and 1.38 (95% CI, 1.14-1.67) for incident disability in the frailty group.”

    Humansin the frailty group9 yearsn = 3,499

    Impact of Severe Dyspnea on Mortality and Disability: A 9-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in Japan

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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Mortality

upin humans1HR 1.67

1 study
  1. Severe dyspnea raises the risk of mortality in humans (HR 1.67, 95% CI 1.35-2.07).

    “Severe dyspnea was associated with a hazard ratio of 1.67 (95% CI, 1.35-2.07) for mortality”

    Humansin the frailty group9 yearsn = 3,499

    Impact of Severe Dyspnea on Mortality and Disability: A 9-Year Cohort Study of Older Adults in Japan

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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