Breathing pattern disorder in difficult asthma: Characteristics and improvement in asthma control and quality of life after breathing re-training

Allergy. 2019 Jan;74(1):201-203. doi: 10.1111/all.13611. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Authors

Eve Denton^{1

2}, Janet Bondarenko³, Robyn E O'Hehir^{1

4}, Mark Hew^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Physiotherapy Department, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 30243028
DOI: 10.1111/all.13611

No abstract available

Keywords: asthma; breathing pattern disorder; breathlessness; difficult asthma; dysfunctional breathing; severe asthma.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Asthma / physiopathology*
Asthma / rehabilitation
Humans
Quality of Life*
Rehabilitation
Respiration
Respiration Disorders / therapy*