Practical Dyspnea Assessment: Relationship Between the 0–10 Numerical Rating Scale and the Four-Level Categorical Verbal Descriptor Scale of Dyspnea Intensity

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Practical Dyspnea Assessment: Relationship Between the 0–10 Numerical Rating Scale and the Four-Level Categorical Verbal Descriptor Scale of Dyspnea Intensity Nicholas G. Wysham, MD, Benjamin J. Miriovsky, MD, MS, David C. Currow, BMed, MPH, James E. Herndon, PhD, Gregory P. Samsa, PhD, Andrew Wilcock, MB ChB, DM, FRCP, Amy P. Abernethy, MD, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages 480-487 (October 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.015 Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Practical relationship between Numerical Rating Scale and Verbal Descriptor Scale for pain (based on results from Refs. 15,16). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2015 50, 480-487DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.015) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Distribution of Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) categories at each Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score, reflecting current breathlessness across all study days. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2015 50, 480-487DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.015) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Practical relationships between Numerical Rating Scale and Verbal Descriptor Scale for pain (top, based on results from Refs. 15,16) and breathlessness (bottom, based on this study). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2015 50, 480-487DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.015) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions