Validation of a Verbal Rating Scale for Breathlessness Amongst Patients Referred for Cardiac Stress Tests

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-312

  Saracino, Amanda ^a,b,c   Weiland, Tracey ^a,b,d   Dent, Andrew ^a,b,d   Jolly, Brian ^c  

^a St Vincent's Health Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Exercise test; Heart rate; Oximetry; Respiration; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 44649195693     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.11.137     Document Type: Article

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