Such breathlessness (complete with mixed metaphors) is an occupational hazard in the world of electronic commerce.
Accordingly, we amended the protocol so that outpatients completed the daily breathlessness diary for a week at baseline.
Following the study intervention, patients will be asked to complete a daily VAS score for their breathlessness and one for quality-of-life every day for the following 14 days.
This electronic-diary consists of 13 items completed daily, in which patients rate their breathlessness level during common daily activities.
In consultation with the clinical team, a researcher completed a checklist of the following symptoms: pain, breathlessness at rest, loss of appetite, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, and tiredness.
They then completed a dairy daily for seven days, recording their average level of breathlessness through the day with the same 0 to 10 scale, and recorded compliance with acupressure.
Each patient also recorded an assessment of their perceived level of breathlessness using a seven point modified Likert scale (1 = Not breathless, 2 = Very mild breathlessness, 3 = Mild breathlessness, 4 = Moderate breathlessness, 5 = Severe breathlessness, 6 = Very severe breathlessness, 7 = Worst possible breathlessness).
It is the breathlessness.
"Rapid breathing, breathlessness, spasmodic cough," he says.
The movement within movement exceeds breathlessness.
