Reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the fatigue severity scale and its correlation with pulmonary function, dyspnea, and functional capacity in patients with COPD

OBJECTIVE: To describe the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the fatigue severity scale (FSS) in patients with COPD and to identify the presence of its association with parameters of pulmonary function, dyspnea, and functional capacity. METHODS: This...

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Main Authors: Silvia Valderramas, Aquiles Assuncao Camelier, Sinara Alves da Silva, Renata Mallmann, Hanna Karine de Paulo, Fernanda Warken Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000400427&lng=en&tlng=en