Publications by authors named "N Stenfors"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined breathlessness among middle-aged adults (50-64 years) in Sweden, focusing on various medical conditions and their contributions to this issue.
- - Out of nearly 26,000 participants, 3.7% experienced breathlessness, with major contributing factors identified as overweight/obesity, stress, respiratory disease, and depression.
- - The findings suggest that lifestyle interventions targeting weight management and stress reduction could significantly alleviate the burden of breathlessness in this population.
Background: Chronic airway obstruction (CAO) and restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) are associated with mortality, but sex-specific patterns of all-cause and specific causes of death have hardly been evaluated.
Objectives: To study the possible sex-dependent differences of all-cause mortality and patterns of cause-specific mortality among men and women with CAO and RSP, respectively, to that of normal lung function (NLF).
Design: Population-based prospective cohort study.
Background: Adult-onset asthma is associated with a poor treatment response. The aim was to study associations between clinical characteristics, asthma control and treatment in adult-onset asthma.
Methods: Previous participants within the population-based Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden studies (OLIN) were in 2019-2020 invited to clinical examinations including structured interviews, spirometry, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), skin prick test and blood sampling.
Article Synopsis
- Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) are often found accidentally in chest CT scans and can indicate early signs of fibrotic lung disease, prompting a study on their prevalence in Sweden, especially among never-smokers.
- A total of 29,521 participants aged 50-64 were analyzed, revealing that 9.7% had ILA, with lower prevalence in never-smokers at 7.9%, and both groups showing little to no difference in reported symptoms.
- The study suggests that ILA are common in this demographic, raising concerns that never-smokers might be overlooked in screenings and therefore underdiagnosed.
Background And Aims: Winter endurance athletes have a high prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) and asthma, probably due to repeated and prolonged inhalation of cold and dry air. Heat- and moisture-exchanging devices (HME) warm and humidify inhaled air and prevent EIB. The aim of this study was to share cross-country skiers and biathletes' experiences of training and competition in low temperatures, views on temperature limits, usage of HME, and consequences of cold exposure on their health.
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