Nijmegen Questionnaire

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The Nijmegen Questionnaire (NQ) gives a broad view of symptoms associated with dysfunctional breathing patterns.

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The NQ consosts of 16 items to be answered on a five point scale ranging from 'never' counted as zero to 'very often' counted as 4. The total score ranges from 0-64. Completion of the questionnaire only takes a few minutes.

A score of over 19 denotes the presence of respiratory distress and dysfunction.  The higher the score the more distress is present.  Values below 20 are considered within normal and functional domain.[1]

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  1. Courtney, R. and Dixhoorn, J. Questionnaites and manual methods for assessing breathing dysfunction. Chapter 6.5 in: Chaitow, L., Bradley, D., and Gilbert, C. Recognizing and treating breathing disorders. 20014, Elsevier