Comparison between tools for measuring breathlessness: Cross-sectional validation of the Japanese version of the Dyspnoea-12.

Koichi NishimuraToru OgaKazuhito NakayasuHiroyuki TaniguchiTomoya OgawaFumiko WatanabeShinichi ArizonoMasaaki KusunoseRyo SandaAyumi ShibayamaSawako OkamotoJanelle Yorke

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2021)

The Japanese version of the D-12 was successfully validated, but we should be careful of any floor effect and marked skew to the mild end of the scale, especially in subjects with mild COPD.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
psychometric properties
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
clinical evaluation