Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale Questionnaire - CISMeF
Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale QuestionnaireNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale Questionnaire;
NCIt synonyms : MMRC;
NCIt related terms : MMRC01;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by Mahler and Wells in 1988, which is a general
scale used to measure the rating of dyspnea or breathlessness. The questionnaire contains
1 question and a 0-4 grade answer scale, where grade 0 represents the lowest level
of dyspnea impairment perceived, and level 4 represents the greatest dyspnea impairment.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (MMRC) (Mahler DA, Wells CK.
Evaluation of Clinical Methods for Rating Dyspnea. Chest 1988; 93:580-586).;