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The aim of the study was to examine the validity and reliability of the NQ in individuals with COPD. Methods: Construct, convergent, divergent and discriminant validity as well as internal consistency reliability were examined in a sample of 84 people with stable COPD. Results: A three-factor solution with 16 items and 74.70% of explained variability was extracted through principal component analysis. High internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.94) of the 16 NQ items was found. Significant differences were found between COPD individuals with and without DB (p &lt; 0.001) and among people of all COPD levels of severity (p &lt; 0.001). The value \u201c&gt;23\u201d was found to detect the presence of DB, with 95.92% sensitivity and 94.29% specificity. Significant correlations were found between the total NQ score with BODE index (r = 0.81), Borg dyspnea scale (r = 0.47) and CAT (r = 0.49). The prevalence of DB for the specific sample was found to be 58.3%. 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