The Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) optimizes individual treatment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffering from dyspnea

The Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) optimizes individual treatment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffering from dyspnea

Abstract Background Dyspnea is frequent in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and one of the most bothersome symptoms. The recently developed Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) is a disease-specific patient-reported outcome to detect and quantify dyspnea. Objectives To analyze in a case-based approach the...

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Main Authors: Susanne Vogt, Stefanie Schreiber, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Reinhard Dengler, Susanne Petri, Stefan Vielhaber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Motor neuron disease
Dyspnea assessment
Patient-reported outcome measure
Pulmonary function tests
Non-invasive ventilation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-019-1167-0

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