Determination of the minimal important difference for Dyspnoea ‐12 questionnaire in patients with COPD, after pulmonary rehabilitation

ConclusionD ‐12 is a good tool to assess the decrease of dyspnoea after PR. We propose MID of −6 points. However, Future estimates of MID for the D‐12 should use anchors that are more strongly correlated with it.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - December 18, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marc Beaumont, M élanie Le Garrec, Loic Péran, Anne‐Cécile Berriet, Catherine Le Ber, Romain Pichon, Michel Cabillic Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research