Table 11.
Degree of unpleasantness with dyspnea in studies that include subjects with late stage lung cancer
| Article | Data group | Outcome measure(s) | Data | Degree of unpleasantness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanaka et al10 | Intensity, Distress, Quality of Life | DNS, CDS, Q | DNS = 2 (median) CDS = 7 (median) Q = 52% (n = 81) |
Low to moderate |
| Brown et al15 | Intensity, Interview | VAS, GBS, volunteered language | VAS = 39.54 GBS = 3.64 Short of breath Difficulty breathing Hard to move air Tired or fatigued |
Moderate |
| Lai et al16 | Intensity, Interview | VAS, volunteered language | VAS = 73.3 Labor Suffocating Tight Can’t breathe Awful |
High |
| Kuo and Ma19 | Distress | SDS | 0.81 | Low |
| Tanaka et al20 | Distress | CDS | 7 (median) | Low |
| Tanaka et al21 | Intensity, Quality of Life | DNS, Q | DNS = 2 (median) Q = 55% (n = 94) |
Low to moderate |
| Lutz et al23 | Prevalence | LCSS | 73% (n = 60) | High |
| Sarna and Brecht29 | Distress | SDS | 1.8 | Low |
| Chan et al31 | Intensity | VAS | 8.44 | Low |
| Akechi et al34 | Prevalence | I | 66% (n = 59) | High |
Abbreviations: CDS, Cancer Dyspnea Scale; DNS, Dypnea Numerical Scale; GBS, Grade of Breathlessness Scale; I, interview; LCSS, Lung Cancer Symptom Scale; Q, questionnaire; SDS, Symptom Distress Scale; VAS, Visual Analog Scale.