Comparison of Different Disease-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life Measurements in Patients with Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation.
Toru OgaHiroyuki TaniguchiHideo KitaTomomasa TsuboiKeisuke TomiiMorihide AndoEiji KojimaHiromi TomiokaYoshio TaguchiYusuke KajiRyoji MaekuraToru HiragaNaoki SakaiTomoki KimuraMichiaki MishimaWolfram WindischKazuo ChinPublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2017)
The SRI and MRF-26 were reliable questionnaires for patients receiving long-term NIV. Dyspnea and psychological status were their main common determinants. The SRI covers more psychological health impairments than the MRF. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00905476.