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Pulmonary Functional Status & Dyspnea Questionnaire (PFSDQ)

 

Author(s)

 

Purpose

  • Pathology:

Respiratory tract diseases

[ conditions in adults affecting breathing ]

  • Disease:

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

[ potentially other conditions causing dyspnea or fatigue and changes in functional levels. For example, lung cancer, heart failure, interstitial lung diseases etc. ]

  • Objective:

To assess self reports of the frequency and intensity of dyspnea with and without activities and changes (reductions, omissions or improvements) in the ability of patients to engage in daily activities

  • Population for intended use:

Geriatrics

Adult

 
 

Characteristics

  • Type of instrument:

Signs and symptoms

Physical functioning

  • Administration mode:

Self-administered

  • Number of items:

164

  • Recall/Observation period:

Since developing a breathing problem for Activity domain Current, daily, weekly, monthly for general dyspnea questions of frequency and intensity

 
 

Language(s)

  • Original language:

English for the USA

  • List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.
This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors.

PFSDQ

Chinese
Dutch for Belgium (Flemish)
Japanese for Japan
Norwegian for Norway
 

Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire

Lareau SC, Meek PM, Roos PJ. Development and testing of the modified version of the pulmonary functional status and dyspnea questionnaire (PFSDQ-M). Heart Lung 1998; 27:159-68


Lareau SC, Carrieri-Kohlman V, Janson-Bjerklie S, Roos PJ. Development and testing of the Pulmonary Functional Status and Dyspnea Questionnaire (PFSDQ). Heart & Lung 1994; 23:242-50

Last update: July 2007

Last update in collaboration with the author: June 2007