Definition, categorization, and terminology of episodic breathlessness: Consensus by an international Delphi survey

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 828-838

  Simon, Steffen T ^a,b   Weingärtner, Vera ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^c   Voltz, Raymond ^a,b   Bausewein, Claudia ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delphi method; dyspnea; episodic breathlessness; palliative medicine; respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISODIC BREATHLESSNESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; DISEASE COURSE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899925025     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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