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Measuring shortness of breath in heart failure (SOB-HF): development and validation of a new dyspnoea assessment tool.

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Ekman, I; Granger, B; Swedberg, K; Stenlund, H; Boman, K
Published in: European journal of heart failure
August 2011

To validate a previously developed instrument for measurement of breathlessness in patients with acute heart failure (HF).We tested descriptors of breathlessness among 190 patients seeking care at the emergency department (ED) for acute shortness of breath. Out of 115 patients with confirmed HF, 107 (94%) had dyspnoea as their main symptom. There were no significant differences between those patients with HF and those who were not diagnosed as heart failure (NHF) (n = 75) in the descriptors of breathlessness, although patients with HF scored significantly (P = 0.03) higher on a visual analogue scale (VAS). In addition, they had significantly (P = 0.03) higher breathing frequency than NHF patients and they were significantly (P < 0.001) more likely to be treated with >40 mg furosemide.Assessment of acute dyspnoea using a VAS is useful in distinguishing HF from NHF, and may be a more valid approach as compared with using descriptors of intensity of breathlessness in the acute setting.

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European journal of heart failure

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EISSN

1879-0844

ISSN

1388-9842

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

13

Issue

8

Start / End Page

838 / 845

Related Subject Headings

  • Physical Examination
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Dyspnea
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aged
 

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Ekman, I., Granger, B., Swedberg, K., Stenlund, H., & Boman, K. (2011). Measuring shortness of breath in heart failure (SOB-HF): development and validation of a new dyspnoea assessment tool. European Journal of Heart Failure, 13(8), 838–845. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfr062
Ekman, Inger, Bradi Granger, Karl Swedberg, Hans Stenlund, and Kurt Boman. “Measuring shortness of breath in heart failure (SOB-HF): development and validation of a new dyspnoea assessment tool.European Journal of Heart Failure 13, no. 8 (August 2011): 838–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfr062.
Ekman I, Granger B, Swedberg K, Stenlund H, Boman K. Measuring shortness of breath in heart failure (SOB-HF): development and validation of a new dyspnoea assessment tool. European journal of heart failure. 2011 Aug;13(8):838–45.
Ekman, Inger, et al. “Measuring shortness of breath in heart failure (SOB-HF): development and validation of a new dyspnoea assessment tool.European Journal of Heart Failure, vol. 13, no. 8, Aug. 2011, pp. 838–45. Epmc, doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfr062.
Ekman I, Granger B, Swedberg K, Stenlund H, Boman K. Measuring shortness of breath in heart failure (SOB-HF): development and validation of a new dyspnoea assessment tool. European journal of heart failure. 2011 Aug;13(8):838–845.
Journal cover image

Published In

European journal of heart failure

DOI

EISSN

1879-0844

ISSN

1388-9842

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

13

Issue

8

Start / End Page

838 / 845

Related Subject Headings

  • Physical Examination
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
  • Dyspnea
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aged