The Reliability and Validity of Turkish Version of ''The Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15)"

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dyspnea; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04305639

IstanbulMU4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) is a uni-dimensional scale to measure dyspnea in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It can be easily and rapidly applied. The aim of this study is to investigate reliability and validity of Turkish version of the DALS-15.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age of 18 or above
• Dyspnea on exertion, dyspnea at rest, or orthopnea without evidence of pulmonary or cardiac causes of dyspnea

Exclusion criteria

• Severe cognitive dysfunction