Italian Version of Cancer Dyspnea Scale: Cultural-Linguistic and Clinical Validation in Patients With Advanced Cancer Disease in Palliative Care Settings

• Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 571 - 578.e1
• Main Authors: Tinti, Stefania, De Maria, Beatrice, Parati, Monica, Terzoni, Stefano, Rossi, Maria Cristiana, Da Col, Daria, Pairona, Giulia, Longhi, Carla, Giudici, Elisa, Pidone, Irene, Alberti, Annalisa, Sofia, Michele, Ramponi, Ida, Urbano, Nicla, Tanaka, Keiko, Destrebecq, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: advanced disease; Cancer; Cancer Dyspnea Scale; Clinical medicine; Confirmatory factor analysis; Construct validity; Convergent validity; Cronbach's alpha; Discomfort; Dyspnea; Feasibility; Health care; Italian language; Medical personnel; Palliative care; psychometric properties; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Validation studies; Validity; psychometric properties; Dyspnea; advanced disease; palliative care; Cancer Dyspnea Scale

The Cancer Dyspnea Scale (CDS) is a self-reported multidimensional tool used for the assessment of dyspnea, a subjective experience of breathing discomfort, in patients with cancer. The scale describes dyspnea using three distinct factors: physical, psychological, and discomfort at rest. To crosscul...