The borg scale is accurate in children and adolescents older than 9 years with cystic fibrosis

Respiratory Care

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-733

  Hommerding, Patrícia X ^a   Donadio, Márcio V F ^b   Paim, Taisa F ^b   Marostica, Paulo J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Cystic fibrosis; Lung function testing 6 minute walk test; Modified borg scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MODIFIED BORG SCALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77956630127     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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