title: Validation of a new dyspnea measure: the UCSD Shortness of Breath Questionnaire. University of California, San Diego.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluate the reliability and validity of a new version of the University of California, San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (SOBQ), a 24-item measure that assesses self-reported shortness of breath while performing a variety of activities of daily living.
  
  
  METHODS
  PATIENTS enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program were asked to complete the SOBQ, the Quality of Well-Being Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and a 6-min walk with modified Borg scale ratings of perceived breathlessness following the walk.
  
  
  METHODS
  University medical center pulmonary rehabilitation program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two male subjects and 22 female subjects with a variety of pulmonary diagnoses: COPD (n=28), cystic fibrosis (n=9), and postlung transplant (n=17).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current version of the SOBQ was compared with the previous version, the format of which often resulted in a significant number of "not applicable" answers. The results demonstrated that the SOBQ had excellent internal consistency (alpha=0.96). The SOBQ was also significantly correlated with all validity criteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SOBQ is a valuable assessment tool in both clinical practice and research in patients with moderate-to-severe lung disease.
authors.affiliation: Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, University of California San Diego/San Diego State University, USA.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Eakin
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Resnikoff
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Prewitt
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ries
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000502:physiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires