GENDER EFFECT ON THE USE OF MODIFIED BORG AND VISUAL ANALOG SCALES IN THE EVALUATION OF DYSPNEA IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Ilgin D., ÖZALEVLİ S., Karaali H. K., ÇIMRIN A. H., UÇAN E. S.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.76-81, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.76-81
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dyspnea, Gender, COPD, Modified Borg Scale, Visual Analog Scale
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To investigate the gender effect on the use of Modified Borg Scale (MBS) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for the effort dyspnea evaluation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.