Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyPractical Dyspnea Assessment: Relationship Between the 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale and the Four-Level Categorical Verbal Descriptor Scale of Dyspnea Intensity.
Measurement of dyspnea is important for clinical care and research. ⋯ There is strong correlation between VDS and NRS measures for dyspnea. Proposed practical cutpoints for the relationship between the dyspnea VDS and NRS are 0 for none, 1-4 for mild, 5-8 for moderate, and 9-10 for severe.