Participants discriminated between dyspnea and fatigue and rated fatigue higher (p=.001).
Correlation of dyspnea and fatigue strengthen through Baseline. Day One. and Day Two
measures. There was slight significance of A D L ’s with decreased snack and fluid intake,
but grooming, dressing, and going outside remained unchanged. Dyspnea was a
predictor for self-care cpability (R2=.5l; p=.001). Inhaler use remained unchanged. One
half of the participants indicated Day One was a “typical” day in spite of the worsening
dyspnea and fatigue. Only four sought emergency room intervention.