Verbal numerical scales are as reliable and sensitive as visual analog scales for rating dyspnea in young and older subjects

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 360-365

  Morris, N R ^a   Sabapathy, S ^a   Adams, L ^a   Kingsley, R A ^a   Schneider, D A ^a   Stulbarg, M S ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Elderly; Exercise; Rating scale; Young

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34248631960     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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