Table 1 Percentage of children who correctly ranked individual pictures within each pictorial set. n = 22, 6–7 year olds, n = 56, 8–18 year olds.
From: Dalhousie dyspnea scales: construct and content validity of pictorial scales for measuring dyspnea
Picture no. | Effort | Throat narrowing | Chest tightness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age 6–7 | Age 8–18 | Age 6–7 | Age 8–18 | Age 6–7 | Age 8–18 | |
1 | 54.5 | 85.7 | 87.0 | 98.2 | 73.9 | 94.6 |
2 | 31.8 | 85.7 | 73.9 | 98.2 | 47.8 | 94.6 |
3 | 40.9 | 85.7 | 56.5 | 96.4 | 56.5 | 96.4 |
4 | 40.9 | 76.8 | 60.9 | 92.9 | 47.8 | 96.4 |
5 | 45.5 | 80.4 | 52.2 | 83.9 | 52.2 | 96.4 |
6 | 50.0 | 94.6 | 56.5 | 75.0 | 47.8 | 96.4 |
7 | 59.1 | 92.9 | 65.2 | 87.5 | 69.6 | 98.2 |