Journal article
Assessing exertional dyspnea in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dyspnea is a hallmark symptom of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and dyspnea induced physical activity limitation is a prominent driver of quality of life impairment among IPF patients.
METHODS: We examined response data for the 21 physical activity items (the first 21 of 24) from the University of California San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (UCSD) collected at baseline in a recently conducted IPF trial. We used …
Authors
Swigris JJ; Streiner DL; Brown KK; Belkin A; Green KE; Wamboldt FS; Investigators I
Journal
Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 181–188
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.rmed.2013.12.009
ISSN
0954-6111