Are within-person Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) ratings of breathlessness ‘on average’ valid in advanced disease for patients and for patients’ informal carers?

INTRODUCTION: The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) is frequently used to assess patient-reported breathlessness in both a research and clinical context. A subgroup of patients report average breathlessness as worse than their worst breathlessness in the last 24 hours (paradoxical average). The Peak/End...

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Autores principales: Wade, Joshua, Mendonca, Silvia, Booth, Sara, Ewing, Gail, Gardener, A Carole, Farquhar, Morag
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Respiratory Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29071084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000235

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