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10714421

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Several studies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have shown that pulmonary rehabilitation, consisting of at least three training sessions a week, improves exercise performance and health status. This study investigates feasibility, effect and economic aspects of a rehabilitation programme consisting of two sessions a week for 8 weeks. Twenty-four patients with moderate COPD were randomized to rehabilitation and 21 to placebo. Patients were assigned to an 8-week programme of exercise plus education (Exercise group) or conventional community care (Placebo group). The rehabilitation program was carried out in a hospital outpatient setting and consisted of 16 h exercise and 13.5 h of education. The exercise group received physiotherapy and education twice a week. Seven patients did not complete the programme. The characteristics of the 38 COPD-patients at baseline were the following: (mean +/- SD) forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) 1.1+/-0.4 1 (47% of predicted), 6-min walking distance (6MWD) 413+/-75 m, score of St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) 44+/-21. Health-status, assessed by SGRQ and The Psychological General Well-being (PGWB) Index, did not improve. Rehabilitation resulted in an insignificant improvement in the 6MWD [29 m (95% confidence interval: -8 -66 m)]. We conclude that a rehabilitation program consisting of exercise and education twice a week for 8 weeks had no effect on exercise performance and well being in patients with moderate COPD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
150-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Exercise twice a week is not sufficient!
pubmed:affiliation
Medical department I, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Denmark. Ringbaek@dadlnet.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't