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Effectiveness of a community-based exercise training programme to increase physical activity level in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial

Author: Varas, A. B. Country/countries: Spain Number of patients participating in the study: 40 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Education delivered in groups Intervention components: E+G
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Setting of implementation: Community-based care Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques delivered in groups Intervention components: E+MT+AB+G
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Setting of implementation: Community-based care Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Effekt Messgröße Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC)
Exacerbation Exacerbations N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity The endurance shuttle walk (ESWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Steps a day steps a day (pedometer)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 67.27 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.25) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 48.89 (+/- a standard deviation of 16.13) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Effekt Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Exacerbation - Exacerbations
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Steps a day
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)