title: Assessing dyspnea in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the acute care setting.
abstract: Dyspnea is a common and often overlooked symptom in patients with lung cancer. Oncology nurses are positioned to promptly assess, triage, and intervene to minimize dyspnea, but improved assessment is needed. As a result, this pilot study explores the validity and feasibility of two assessment scales on measuring the perception of dyspnea in patients with non-small cell lung cancer in the acute care setting.
authors.affiliation: Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ, USA. megcns@comcast.net
authors.forename: Michele E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gaguski
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandsema
authors.forename: Lani
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gernalin
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results