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MRC is a validated measure of disease severity (irrespective of patient's FEV1). It is also used to determine eligibility for Pulmonary Rehab service (those with an MRC Grade of 3, 4 or 5 can be referred). Frequent exacerbations. This scale measures perceived respiratory disability, it is simple to administer as it allows the patients to indicate the extent to which their breathlessness affects their mobility. They range from stage 1 to 5.
Year: 2013
Authors: Thompson et al
Disease: COPD
Outcome: COPD symptoms (short term)
See more tools that use this outcome Measure: Dyspnea or breathlessness
See more tools that use this measure Number of RCTs that used this tool (in our study): 14
See the RCTs Scale: Lower scores are better, scores range 1-5 Reference: Thompson, A. G., Lowe, J., Fox, Z., Lukic, A., Porter, M. C., Ford, L., Gorham, M., Gopalakrishnan, G. S., Rudge, P., Walker, A. S., Collinge, J., & Mead, S. (2013). The Medical Research Council prion disease rating scale: a new outcome measure for prion disease therapeutic trials developed and validated using systematic observational studies. Brain : a journal of neurology, 136(Pt 4), 1116–1127.
See more tools that use this outcome Measure: Dyspnea or breathlessness
See more tools that use this measure Number of RCTs that used this tool (in our study): 14
See the RCTs Scale: Lower scores are better, scores range 1-5 Reference: Thompson, A. G., Lowe, J., Fox, Z., Lukic, A., Porter, M. C., Ford, L., Gorham, M., Gopalakrishnan, G. S., Rudge, P., Walker, A. S., Collinge, J., & Mead, S. (2013). The Medical Research Council prion disease rating scale: a new outcome measure for prion disease therapeutic trials developed and validated using systematic observational studies. Brain : a journal of neurology, 136(Pt 4), 1116–1127.
Target population: General population
Focus Disease specific
Translations available: Yes
Original version validated: Yes
Original language: English
Form of delivery: Self-reported
Licence needed: Yes
10.1093/brain/awt048
