Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? A systematic review

摘要: Introduction: There is no universally accepted measurement scale to assess breathlessness in adult palliative care patients. This significantly hampers clinical practice and research into effective interventions. The aim systematically identify appraise scales, which are validated for use or show potential use. Methods: We undertook systematic searches of electronic databases (Cochrane 2005, MEDLINE 1966-2005, OLDMEDLINE 1950-1965, EMBASE 1980-2005, PsycINFO 1872-2005, AMED 1985-2005, CINAHL 1982-2005, SIGLE 1980-2005) with follow-up (reference lists included papers, hand-searches relevant journals). basic search strategy was 'breathlessness (etc.) AND (scales, validation etc.) care/cardiac failure/respiratory disease/ neoplasm etc.', modified each database, without language restriction. Patient-based scales evaluations at least two psychometric characteristics were include...