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SUBMITTER: Yorke J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3149863 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yorke Janelle J Russell Anne-Marie AM Swigris Jeff J Shuldham Caroline C Haigh Carol C Rochnia Nikki N Hoyle Jennifer J Jones Paul W PW
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 20110602 6
<h4>Background</h4>Dyspnea is a prominent symptom in asthma. The Dyspnea-12 (D-12), an instrument that quantifies breathlessness using 12 descriptors that tap the physical and affective aspects, has shown promise for the measurement of dyspnea in cardiorespiratory disease.<h4>Objective</h4>We report the results of a study designed to test the validity and reliability of the D-12 in a population of patients with asthma.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study included 102 patients with asthma. ...[more]