Baseline and Transition Dyspnea Indexes (BDI-TDI)

[ Distributed by Mapi Research Trust
Original versions developed in 1984; Self-Administered Computerized (SAC) versions developed in 2004 ]

Author(s)
Mahler Donald A
Purpose
  Pathology:
Respiratory tract diseases

  Disease:
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

  Objective:
To provide a multidimensional measurement of dyspnea based on activities of daily living in symptomatic individuals

  Population:
Adult
Characteristics
  Type of instrument:
Signs and symptoms

  Mode of administration:
Interviewer-administered
Self-administered

[ Self-administered (computerized version) ]

  Number of items:
BDI:3 items, TDI:3 items

  Existence of database:
No

  Time recall:
During the last two weeks
 
Language(s)
  Original language:
English for the USA

  List of existing translations:
(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

Afrikaans*
Finnish
Lithuanian*
Spanish for Ecuador*
Bengali*
French*
Malayam*
Spanish for Mexico*
Bulgarian*
French for Belgium*
Mandarin for Singapore
Spanish for Peru*
Croatian*
French for Canada*
Mandarin for Taiwan*
Spanish for the USA*
Czech*
French for Switzerland*
Marathi*
Swedish*
Danish*
German*
Norwegian
Tamil*
Dutch*
German for Austria*
Polish*
Telugu*
Dutch for Belgium*
German for Switzerland*
Portuguese*
Thai*
English for Australia*
Greek
Portuguese for Brazil*
Turkish
English for Canada*
Gujarati*
Punjabi*
Ukrainian*
English for India*
Hebrew*
Romanian*
Urdu*
English for New Zealand*
Hindi*
Russian*
 
English for the Philipines*
Hungarian*
Slovak*
 
English for Singapore
Icelandic*
Slovenian*
 
English for South Africa*
Italian*
South Korean*
 
English for Taiwan
Italian for Switzerland*
Spanish*
 
English for the UK*
Japanese
Spanish for Argentina*
 
Estonian*
Kannada*
Spanish for Chile*
 
Filipino*
Latvian*
Spanish for Colombia*
 


* translations performed by the Mapi Institute 

Note: The author has selected Mapi Institute as exclusive linguistic validation company to ensure the production of harmonized and consistent language versions.
For additional information on available translations of this instrument, or for a project involving new languages, please contact our Information Unit at contact@mapi-trust.org
 


Last update: August 2010
Last update in collaboration with the author: March 2008


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