Studies | Recruitment duration [month] | Region | Setting | Age distribution of study sample | Female (%) | Data assessment | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | Answered research questions |
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Burri, 2012 | --- | Germany + Switzerland | 29 primary care physicians | Median age: 72 years | 53.9 | prospective | - all patients presented with dyspnoea as their primary symptom | - < 18 years | 2b + 3c |
- obvious traumatic cause of dyspnoea | |||||||||
- Dyspnoea had to be of new onset or clearly worsening if preexisting | - severe renal disease [defined by a serum | ||||||||
creatinine level of more than 250 μmol /L−1 (2.8 mg/dL−1) | |||||||||
- sepsis | |||||||||
Charles, 2005 (BEACH Program) | 72 | Australien | 6021 general practitioners | <5 years: 3.0 % | 53.2 | retrospective | - all documented patients with shortness of breath | --- | 1a + 2b |
5–14 years: 3.3 % | |||||||||
15–24 years: 4.6 % | |||||||||
25–44 years:10.8 % | |||||||||
45–64 years: 21.2 % | |||||||||
65–74 years: 21.7 % | |||||||||
75+ years: 35.3 % | |||||||||
Frese, 2011 (SESAM Study) | 12 | Germany | 270 general practitioners | Mean age: 51.2 years, SD +/−20.86 | 56.9 | prospective | - all patients with a direct (face to face) GP contact; independent from consultation reason | none | 1a + 2b |
Median age: 55 years | |||||||||
Nielsen, 2001 | 11.5 | Denmark | 74 general practitioners | Mean age: 63.0 years | 47.7 | prospective | - all patients with dyspnoea of at least 2 weeks duration | - patients with dyspnoea of at least less 2 weeks duration | 2b + 3c |
Nielsen, 2003 | 24 | Denmark | 74 general practitioners | Median age: 65.0 years | 49.0 | prospective | - all patients with dyspnoea of at least 2 weeks duration | - patients with dyspnoea of at least less 2 weeks duration | 2b |
Okkes, 2002 | 12–120 (mean: 2.4 years) | Netherlands | 54 family physicians | --- | 56.5 | prospective | - all patients with a direct (face to face) GP contact; independent from consultation reason | none | 1a + 2b |
Frese, 2011 (Transition Projectd) |