Translation and Linguistic Validation of the Multidimensional Dyspnoea Profile into Telugu in a Palliative Care Setting.

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Objectives

Dyspnea, or breathlessness, is a frequent and distressing symptom among patients with heart and lung diseases, particularly in advanced cancer stages, where it affects up to 90% of lung cancer cases. This symptom considerably diminishes quality of life, leading to physical deconditioning, increased levels of anxiety and depression, repeated hospitalizations, and elevated mortality rates. The Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile (MDP), developed in 2011, allows assessment of both the sensory experience and emotional response to dyspnea. While the MDP has been translated into multiple languages, a Telugu version has not been developed, underscoring the need for a validated tool in this under-resourced and primarily illiterate patient population in palliative care. Our aim was

SUBMITTER: Dufberg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866661 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature