A comparison of the reproducibility and the sensitivity to change of visual analogue scales, Borg scales, and Likert scales in normal subjects during submaximal exercise.
Objective: To assess which subjective scale, the visual analogue scale (VAS), the Borg CR10 (Borg) scale, or the Likert scale (LS), if any, is decidedly more reproducible and sensitive to change in the assessment of symptoms.Design: Prospective clinical study.Setting: Exercise laboratory.Participant...
| Publicado en: | CHEST Vol. 116; no. 5; pp. 1208 - 1218 |
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American College of Chest Physicians
1999 Nov
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