|
|
| Zimmermann,C.S.; Carvalho,C.R.F.; Silveira,K.R.; Yamaguti,W.P.S.; Moderno,E.V.; Salge,J.M.; Kairalla,R.A.; Carvalho,C.R.R.. |
| The objective of the present study was to determine if there is a health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument, generic or specific, that better represents functional capacity dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. HRQL was evaluated in 20 IPF patients using generic and specific questionnaires (Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), respectively). Functional status was evaluated by pulmonary function tests, 6-min walking distance test (6MWDT) and dyspnea indexes (baseline dyspnea index) at rest and after exercise (modified Borg scale). There was a restrictive pattern with impairment of diffusion capacity (total lung capacity, TLC = 71.5 ± 15.6%, forced vital capacity = 70.4 ±... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Health-related quality of life; Functional status. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000200004 |
| |
