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Additionally, all 80 completed the mMRC dyspnea scale and the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire. Among the 80 participants, 49% were diagnosed with IPF, 24% with nonspecific interstitial ...

Data collected from electronic medical records included demographic information such as age, sex and body mass index, as well as details on comorbidities, smoking status, the modified Medical Research ...

Visual analog scale for dyspnea. Following this initial assessment, serial VAS measurements were taken at 20-minute intervals, without reference to previous measurements.

The intervention helped improve dyspnea in those patients who experienced an improvement in their psychological distress. Dyspnea is a pervasive and distressing problem that affects more than 70% of ...

A nurse-led intervention had a greater effect on dyspnea among patients with advanced lung cancer who experienced improvement in their psychological distress.

Prevalence of dyspnea is high among advanced cancer survivors, with several associated factors, stressing a need for early detection and comprehensive management strategies.

Background Serial point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) can potentially improve acute patient care through treatment adjusted to the dynamic ultrasound findings. The objective was to investigate if ...

What this study adds The number of B-lines counted on lung ultrasound (LUS) is more predictive of the presence of ILD than the use of symptom-based questionnaires, such as the modified Medical ...

Cite this: Measuring the Dyspnea of Decompensated Heart Failure With a Visual Analog Scale: How Much Improvement Is Meaningful? - Medscape - Jul 01, 2004.