Jun Kako, Masamitsu Kobayashi, Kohei Kajiwara, Yasutaka Kimura, Yasufumi Oosono, Mizuki Takegata, Kimiko Nakano, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Naomi Nakamura, Natsuki Kawashima, Yuta Hirano, Misako Kitae, Kakuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Iwamoto, Noboru Hattori, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Satoshi Shiono, Hirokazu Ogino, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Koji Amano, Janelle Yorke
CONTEXT: The Dyspnea-12 questionnaire is a simple tool to assess dyspnea using qualitative descriptors that include both physical and emotional domains. However, the reliability and validity of the Japanese version in patients with lung cancer have not been assessed. OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Dyspnea-12 questionnaire in patients with lung cancer. METHODS: The assessment was based on the numerical rating scale (NRS), cancer dyspnea scale (CDS), and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS)...
August 2022: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management