Hello researchers,
I am testing an intervention for its effect on respiratory muscles strength/function and I wonder if breathing frequency (f), PIFR, PEFR & FVC are reliable indicators of breathlessness? I am aware that maximal inspiratory (mouth) pressure, maximal inspiratory (mouth) pressure and sniff nasal inspiratory pressure are better indicators of breathlessness with higher correlation.
Any advise or guidance would be greatly appreciated, thank you
Edit: I am testing on healthy participants and not COPD, asthma
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Gourav Banerjee
Please contac with Robert L Chatburn from
Cleveland Clinic He can help on your research work
Put in Search the name and write your question in a messenge. He is Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care as well as clinical research manager, Section of Respiratory Therapy, at the Cleveland Clinic. member of the Editorial Board of Respiratory Care Journal and am recognized internationally as a research scientist and authority on mechanical ventilation and pediatric respiratory care.
Hi,
There are objective gold standard measurements on respiratory muscle strength like MIP. PFT also will be useful to some extend. If you are interested in dyspnea, please include dyspnea scales.
Many thanks Jorge Luis Sarmiento and Saumy Johnson for your kind advices.