Auto-evaluation of Dyspnea

The primary aim of this study was to compare patients-rated evaluation and caregiver's assessment of dyspnea with the standard tools in pulmonology unit (Borg scale and visual analog scale) and the secondary aim was to performed an analysis depending on the diseases (lung cancer vs. other lung diseases) and to verify the agreement between the evaluation between both visual analog scale and modified Borg scale.

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Key information

Conditions

Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

age ≥18 and
to have a diagnosis of acute or chronic respiratory disease

Exclusion criteria

mental or cognitive disorders
inability to understand the local language

Treatment and study plan

dyspnea

Other

dyspnea assessment

Other names: evaluation

Primary outcomes

visual analog scale

Time frame: 3 seconds
borg scale

Time frame: 3 seconds

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dyspnea Evaluated by a Qualified Examiner in Patients With Lung Diseases

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Jul 26, 2018
Registry last updated: Jul 26, 2018

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