{"id":8406,"date":"2021-02-10T21:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/?p=8406"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:41:14","slug":"mmrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/mmrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"99c380e4b4a7b96c35d7ddf7dcb434e8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MC 2019- Horizontal -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0127150553352455\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3806776041\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale is recommended for conducting assessments of dyspnea and disability and functions as an indicator of exacerbation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.697%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Grade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.303%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Description of Breathlessness<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.697%; height: 24px;\">Grade 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.303%; height: 24px;\">I only get breathless with strenuous exercise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.697%; height: 24px;\">Grade 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.303%; height: 24px;\">I get short of breath when hurrying on level ground or walking up a slight hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.697%; height: 24px;\">Grade 2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.303%; height: 24px;\">On level ground, I walk slower than people of the same age because of breathlessness, or I have to stop for breath when walking at my own pace on the level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.697%; height: 24px;\">Grade 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.303%; height: 24px;\">I stop for breath after walking about 100 yards or after a few minutes on level ground<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.697%; height: 24px;\">Grade 4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.303%; height: 24px;\">I am too breathless to leave the house or I am breathless when dressing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>An mMRC scale grade of 3 have a significantly poorer prognosis and that the mMRC scale can be used to predict hospitalization and exacerbation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Natori H, Kawayama T, Suetomo M, Kinoshita T, Matsuoka M, Matsunaga K, Okamoto M, Hoshino T. Evaluation of the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale for Predicting Hospitalization and Exacerbation in Japanese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Intern Med. 2016;55(1):15-24. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26726080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Launois C, Barbe C, Bertin E, Nardi J, Perotin JM, Dury S, Lebargy F, Deslee G. The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study. BMC Pulm Med. 2012 Oct 1;12:61. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23025326\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sunjaya A, Poulos L, Reddel H, Jenkins C. Qualitative validation of the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale as a patient-reported measure of breathlessness severity. 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