Measures of dyspnea in pulmonary rehabilitation

Table 1 Instruments for Measuring Dyspnea and their Field of Application in Clinical Practice and Rehabilitation

Definition of abbreviations: BDI, Baseline Dyspnea Index; LCADL, London Chest Activity of Daily Living Scale; MRC, Medical Research Council; OCD, Oxygen Cost Diagram; PFSDQ, Pulmonary Functional Status and Dyspnea Questionnaire; TDI, Transitional Dyspnea Index; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale. +, ++, +++: different levels of specificity; -: absence of specificity.

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