College of Nursing, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Bailey PH. The dyspnea-anxiety-dyspnea cycle—COPD patients’ stories of breathlessness: “It’s scary /when you can’t breathe.” Qual Health Res 2004; 14: 760–78.BaileyPHThe dyspnea-anxiety-dyspnea cycleCOPD patients stories of breathlessness: Its scary /when you cant breathe.Qual Health Res200414760-78Q How do patients describe the relation between anxiety and the experience of dyspnoea (ie, perception of shortness of breath) during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
For correspondence: Dr P H Bailey, School of Nursing, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. [email protected]
Sources of funding: Ontario Respiratory Care Society and Canadian Nurses’ Research Society.
