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. 2016 Jun 7;11:1199–1206. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S104376

Table S1.

BI-d

Items
Assessment
Options 0 1 2 3 4
Grooming 0 1 3 4 5
Bathing 0 1 3 4 5
Feeding 0 2 5 8 10
Toilet use 0 2 5 8 10
Stairs 0 2 5 8 10
Dressing 0 2 5 8 10
Bowels 0 2 5 8 10
Bladder 0 2 5 8 10
Mobility 0 3 8 12 15
Wheelchair* 0 1 3 4 5
Transfers (bed to chair and back)* 0 3 8 12 15

Notes:

*

Not to be filled in if the patient is able to walk. Answer options: 0= no sign of dyspnea during execution of ADLs; 1= slight dyspnea that does not prevent or slow down execution of ADLs; 2= moderate dyspnea, which can slow down ADLs; 3= severe dyspnea, which can greatly slow down ADLs; 4= extremely severe level of dyspnea, such as to preclude or reduce that activity.

Abbreviations: ADLs, activities of daily living; BI-d, Barthel Index-dyspnea.