Key result
This article provides an overview of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of dysfunctional breathing to assist general practice nurses in primary care.
Why the study?
Dysfunctional breathing produces symptoms that can be confused with neurological, respiratory, and cardiac disease.
Provides an overview of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of dysfunctional breathing for general practice nurses.
Supports nurse education on dysfunctional breathing; leaves open need for primary interventional studies in primary care.
Dysfunctional breathing can lead to a range of symptoms that can be confused with neurological, respiratory and cardiac disease. Heather Henry and Charlotte Wells give an overview of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this condition General practice nurses (GPNs) are often on the front-line of respiratory assessment. Dysfunctional breathing (often termed breathing pattern disorder) is a term that relates to changes in breathing patterns. Since dysfunctional breathing can be confused with neurological, respiratory and cardiac disease, this article will help GPNs to understand the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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Henry et al. (2021) conducted a review in Dysfunctional breathing. This article provides an overview of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of dysfunctional breathing to assist general practice nurses in primary care.
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