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

Ilgin, Duygu; ÖZALEVLİ, SEVGİ; Karaali, Hayriye; ÇIMRIN, ARİF; UÇAN, EYÜP

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, Scopus)

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.