The document provides two scales: the BORG Scale of Shortness of Breath which rates perceived shortness of breath on a scale from 0 to 10, and the BORG Scale of Perceived Exertion which rates perceived physical exertion on a scale from 6 to 20. Both scales are used to numerically rate subjective feelings of breathlessness and exertion.
The document provides two scales: the BORG Scale of Shortness of Breath which rates perceived shortness of breath on a scale from 0 to 10, and the BORG Scale of Perceived Exertion which rates perceived physical exertion on a scale from 6 to 20. Both scales are used to numerically rate subjective feelings of breathlessness and exertion.
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The document provides two scales: the BORG Scale of Shortness of Breath which rates perceived shortness of breath on a scale from 0 to 10, and the BORG Scale of Perceived Exertion which rates perceived physical exertion on a scale from 6 to 20. Both scales are used to numerically rate subjective feelings of breathlessness and exertion.
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0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 Nothing at all Very Very slight Very slight Slight Moderate Somewhat severe Severe Very severe Very, very severe (almost maximal) Maximal
BORG Scale of Perceived Exertion
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Equivalent to lying down Very, very light Very Light Fairly light Somewhat hard Hard Very hard Very, very hard Equivalent to highest/hardest amount of activity