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However, in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), measures that are linked with neuromechanical uncoupling are poorly related to the restriction in activity during daily life attributed to dyspnoea. This suggests that activity restriction that results from dyspnoea is influenced by factors other than expiratory airflow limitation and dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation, such as the ways people perceive, interpret and respond to this sensation. This review introduces the common-sense model as a framework to understand the way an individual\u2019s lay beliefs surrounding sensations can lead to these sensations being perceived as a health threat and how this impacts their emotional and behavioural responses. The aim is to provide insight into the nuances that can shape an individual\u2019s personal construct of dyspnoea and offer practical suggestions to challenge unhelpful beliefs and facilitate cognitive re-structuring as a pathway to reduce distress and optimise health behaviours and outcomes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13010200","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,29]],"date-time":"2023-12-29T06:18:13Z","timestamp":1703830693000},"page":"200","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["The Role of Illness Perceptions in Dyspnoea-Related Fear in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6082-6352","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kylie","family":"Hill","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9863-8261","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah","family":"Hug","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"},{"name":"Physiotherapy Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Victoria Square, Perth, WA 6000, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anne","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"O\u2019Sullivan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"435","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.201111-2042ST","article-title":"An official American Thoracic Society statement: Update on the mechanisms, assessment, and management of dyspnea","volume":"185","author":"Parshall","year":"2012","journal-title":"Am. 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