Table 2.
Patient-reported outcomes at baseline in 182 outpatients with cardiorespiratory disease
| Patient-reported outcome | Non-missing observations, n | Value |
| Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile | ||
| Total score | 159 | 40.3±26.5 |
| Immediate perception | 163 | 24.3±14.9 |
| Emotional response | 176 | 16.0±13.5 |
| A1 unpleasantness score | 176 | 4.94±2.53 |
| Muscle work or effort, % present (% best match) | 174 | 46.2% (8.8%) |
| Intensity | 176 | 3.78±2.89 |
| Air hunger, % present (% best match) | 175 | 57.1% (30.8%) |
| Intensity | 176 | 4.31±3.13 |
| Chest tightness or constriction, % present (% best match) | 176 | 50.0% (22.0%) |
| Intensity | 178 | 3.72±3.04 |
| Mental effort or concentration, % present (% best match) | 172 | 34.6% (5.5%) |
| Intensity | 174 | 3.24±3.18 |
| Breathing a lot, % present (% best match) | 173 | 59.3% (17.6%) |
| Intensity | 174 | 4.38±3.21 |
| Depressed | 180 | 2.77±3.04 |
| Anxious | 180 | 3.10±3.08 |
| Frustrated | 178 | 4.02±3.28 |
| Angry | 178 | 3.17±3.23 |
| Afraid | 179 | 2.98±3.33 |
| mMRC | 182 | |
| 0 | 7 (3.8%) | |
| 1 | 48 (26.4%) | |
| 2 | 37 (20.3%) | |
| 3 | 33 (18.1%) | |
| 4 | 57 (31.3%) | |
| CAT total | 177 | 20.0±7.8 |
| EQ-5D-5L total | 181 | 0.61±0.27 |
| EQ-5D-5L perceived health, 0–100 VAS | 182 | 51.6±22.7 |
| HADS | ||
| Total | 177 | 34.9±2.85 |
| Anxiety | 179 | 15.7±2.52 |
| Depression | 179 | 19.2±1.56 |
| FACIT-Fatigue | 172 | 30.4±12.2 |
Data are presented as mean±SD or frequency (percentage) unless otherwise specified. The sensory quality that matched best was missing for 28 (15.4%) patients.
CAT, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol Five Dimensions–Five Levels; FACIT, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council Breathlessness Scale.