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A randomised controlled trial of four weeks versus seven weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author: Green, R. H. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 44 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: health care professionals Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Health care professionals Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise

Outcomes measured in the study

Effekt Messgröße Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Breathing Problems Questionnaire (BPQ)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity Treamill Endurance Test (TET) or Treadmilltest
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 68.52 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.99) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: N/A 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
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)