Comparison of HRQL at the Time of Study Initiation Control Group (n= 40) PR Group (n= 40)
Borg Scale 3.6 [+ or -] 2.8 4.2 [+ or -] 2.2 Visual Analogue Scale 4.7 [+ or -] 2.7 4.7 [+ or -] 2.5 6-minute Walk Distance 386.5 [+ or -] 153.2 394.4 [+ or -] 135.6 MMRC Grading 0 4 (10.0) -- 1 7 (17.5) 10 (25.0) 2 7 (17.5) 4 (10.0) 3 10 (25.0) 11 (27.5) 4 12 (30.0) 15 (37.5) P-value
Borg Scale 0.322 Visual Analogue Scale 0.977 6-minute Walk Distance 0.808 MMRC Grading 0 1 2 0.220 3 4 Table 2.
In the present study we measured fatigue both subjectively (with the valid and reliable
Borg Scale) and objectively (using the physiological parameters of heart rate and serum lactate levels).
A comparison of the reproducibility and the sensitivity to change of visual analogue scales,
Borg scales, and Likert scales in normal subjects during submaximal exercise.
There a similar blind lifting exercise using the
BORG scale was conducted at the registration desk.
"We demonstrated clinically relevant improvements in DOE [dyspnea on exertion] (
Borg scale), nutrition status (including BMI), airflow obstruction, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life after three months of acupuncture treatment," the researchers said.
At the end of the program, the MRC, the
Borg Scale, the Muscle Test, MI and TCT had improved significantly, as we can see in Tables 6, 7, 8, (9a and 9b) and 10.
However Mahler et al (1996) provided a context for recalled breathlessness (ie, 'during activities such as walking') and a target intensity for exercise-induced breathlessness (ie, 'moderate intensity of uncomfortable awareness of breathing' approximating 3 on the
Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion).
Two measures of breathlessness were used: the modified
Borg scale of perceived breathlessness (Burdon et al 1982) and the fifteen-count breathlessness score (Prasad et al 2000).
The
Borg Scale 6 No exertion at all 7 8 Extremely light 9 10 11 Light 12 13 Somewhat hard 14 15 Hard (heavy) 16 17 Very hard 18 19 Extremely hard 20 Maximal exertion Source: Borg, 1998.
It should feel somewhat hard to you (level 13 on the
Borg scale).
For example, Fernandez (2000) measured the level of perceived fatigue in professional cyclists with the
Borg scale.
- A decrease in leg fatigue during exercise endurance test (
Borg Scale) at 2 mg in the overall population (p less than 0.01; placebo NS, vs.