Dyspnea and shortness of breath during activities:
(1) dyspnea during activity 1
(2) dyspnea during activity 2
(3) dyspnea during activity 3
(4) dyspnea during activity 4
(5) dyspnea during activity 5
Feelings during past 2 weeks:
(6) frustrated or impatient
(7) fear or panic
(8) confidence
(9) upset, worried or depressed
(10) in control in breathing
(11) relaxed
(12) low in energy
(13) discouraged or down in the dumps
(14) satisfied or pleased with life
(15) upset or scared
(16) restless, tense or upset
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Frequency of Feelings
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Points if Positive
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Points if Negative
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none of the time
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4
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0
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hardly any of the time
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3
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1
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some of the time
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2
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2
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most of the time
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1
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3
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all of the time
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0
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4
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Negative items: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16
Positive items: 8, 10, 11, 14
NOTE: I could not find the authors doing the reverse point assignment for "positive" responses (items 8, 10, 11, 14). They do state that a low number indicates minimal symptoms while a high number indicates greater symptoms.
total score =
= SUM(points for all 16 measures)
subscale for dyspnea =
= SUM(points for items 1 to 5)
subscale for emotion =
= (points for item 6) + (points for item 8) + (points for item 9) + (points for item 11) + (points for item 12) + (points for item 13) + (points for item 14) + (points for item 16)
subscale for mastery =
= (points for item 7) + (points for item 10) + (points for item 15)
Interpretation:
• minimum score for total or subscale: 0
• maximum total score: 64
• maximum dyspnea subscale: 20
• maximum emotion subscale: 32
• maximum mastery subscale: 12
• The higher the score, the more severe the problem and the greater the perceived detrimental effect.
