Table 1.
Physiotherapists’ preferred term for this condition and frequency of subjective and objective/observational outcomes used
| Preferred term to describe condition (n=103) | Percentage (n) |
| Breathing pattern disorder | 43% (n=44) |
| Dysfunctional breathing | 39% (n=40) |
| Breathing pattern dysfunction | 14% (n=14) |
| Hyperventilation | 4% (n=4) |
| Incomplete response | 1% (n=1) |
| Patient reported outcome measure (n=103) | Percentage |
| Short evaluation of breathing questionnaire30 | 14% (n=14) |
| Dyspnoea 1229 | 35% (n=36) |
| BORG (RPE)39 | 46% (n=47) |
| Nijmegen questionnaire40 | 89% (n=92) |
| Hospital anxiety and depression | 17% (n=18) |
| Other included PHQ, GAD-7 | 4 responses |
| Objective/observational tool (n=101) | Percentage |
| Breath hold31 | 61% (n=62) |
| End tidal C02 | 0% (n=0) |
| Exercise Ax (eg, 6MWT) | 39% (n=39) |
| Manual Ax of respiratory motion32 | 11% (n=11) |
| Breathing pattern assessment tool14 | 58% (n=59) |
| Other included lung function | 1 response |
| Incomplete response | 1% (n=2) |
BORG (RPE), The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE); GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment; 6MWT, six-minute walk test; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire.