Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
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J Cardiopulm Rehabil · Jul 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialAccuracy of recall of dyspnea after exercise training sessions.
Although clinicians often rely on patients' retrospective reporting of dyspnea, it is not known if dyspnea scores recalled after exercise are equivalent to dyspnea scores during exercise. The objective of this study was to determine whether patients could accurately recall after exercise the maximum ratings of the intensity of dyspnea and the anxiety associated with it that they experienced during exercise. ⋯ After exercise, patients with COPD as a group can accurately recall the worst SOB and DA that they experienced during exercise. This finding supports the further study and use of retrospective symptom ratings as a method for dyspnea assessment during exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation.