Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline
Introduction Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor in the development of dyspnea. Programs designed to strengthen the respiratory muscles can improve dyspnea in people with or without lung disease. As a first step in understanding the feasibility of offering a respiratory muscle training (RM...
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Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor in the development of
dyspnea. Programs designed to strengthen the respiratory muscles can improve
dyspnea in people with or without lung disease. As a first step in understanding
the feasibility of offering a respiratory muscle training (RMT) program to people
who are seeking help to try to quit smoking, we asked callers who contacted the
New York State Quitline about their dyspnea and potential interest in a homebased
RMT program.
Methods
Consecutive callers who contacted the New York State Quitline
(n=1019) between 19 May and 9 June 2023 completed the Modified Medical
Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale and reported their level of interest
in RMT. Participants were categorized as: high breathlessness (HB: 0–1), or
low breathlessness (LB: 2–4). We examined characteristic differences between
participants who reported HB versus LB and examined differences in level of
interest in home-based RMT.
Results
Those with HB were older [mean (SD): 61.3 (12.5) vs 53.6 (15.0) years,
p<0.001], had more cumulative years of smoking [38.8 (15.1) vs 28.8 (15.4)
years, p<0.001], smoked more cigarettes per day [19.3 (10.5) vs 17.3 (8.8),
p<0.01], reported more disability (p<0.001) and chronic health conditions (78.5%
vs 53.9%, p<0.001). Those with HB also expressed greater interest in RMT [7.8
(3.3) vs 6.2 (4.1), p<0.001].
Conclusions
These preliminary findings suggest that about 20% of quitline callers
report clinically significant levels of breathlessness and most respondents,
regardless of their level of breathlessness, report interest in a home-based RMT
program, underscoring a potential opportunity to offer this program along with
cessation support. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8a94a21e99248399250d353dd4f1fe52025-08-20T02:55:06ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252025-01-0123January1810.18332/tid/196755196755Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State QuitlineAndrew D. Ray0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-7027Ellen M. Carl1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0930-8285Andrew J. Hyland2https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6318-9932Mary E. Reid3Martin C. Mahoney4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5069-1140Christine E. Sheffer5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-5774Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United StatesDepartment of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United StatesDepartment of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United StatesDepartment of Cancer Screening, Survivorship and Mentorship, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United StatesDepartment of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United StatesIntroduction Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor in the development of dyspnea. Programs designed to strengthen the respiratory muscles can improve dyspnea in people with or without lung disease. As a first step in understanding the feasibility of offering a respiratory muscle training (RMT) program to people who are seeking help to try to quit smoking, we asked callers who contacted the New York State Quitline about their dyspnea and potential interest in a homebased RMT program. Methods Consecutive callers who contacted the New York State Quitline (n=1019) between 19 May and 9 June 2023 completed the Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale and reported their level of interest in RMT. Participants were categorized as: high breathlessness (HB: 0–1), or low breathlessness (LB: 2–4). We examined characteristic differences between participants who reported HB versus LB and examined differences in level of interest in home-based RMT. Results Those with HB were older [mean (SD): 61.3 (12.5) vs 53.6 (15.0) years, p<0.001], had more cumulative years of smoking [38.8 (15.1) vs 28.8 (15.4) years, p<0.001], smoked more cigarettes per day [19.3 (10.5) vs 17.3 (8.8), p<0.01], reported more disability (p<0.001) and chronic health conditions (78.5% vs 53.9%, p<0.001). Those with HB also expressed greater interest in RMT [7.8 (3.3) vs 6.2 (4.1), p<0.001]. Conclusions These preliminary findings suggest that about 20% of quitline callers report clinically significant levels of breathlessness and most respondents, regardless of their level of breathlessness, report interest in a home-based RMT program, underscoring a potential opportunity to offer this program along with cessation support.https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Self-reported-dyspnea-and-interest-in-a-respiratory-muscle-training-program-among,196755,0,2.htmldyspneasmokersrespiratory muscle |
| spellingShingle | Andrew D. Ray Ellen M. Carl Andrew J. Hyland Mary E. Reid Martin C. Mahoney Christine E. Sheffer Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline Tobacco Induced Diseases dyspnea smokers respiratory muscle |
| title | Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline |
| title_full | Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline |
| title_fullStr | Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline |
| title_short | Self-reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the New York State Quitline |
| title_sort | self reported dyspnea and interest in a respiratory muscle training program among callers to the new york state quitline |
| topic | dyspnea smokers respiratory muscle |
| url | https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Self-reported-dyspnea-and-interest-in-a-respiratory-muscle-training-program-among,196755,0,2.html |
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