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Home-based exercise is capable of preserving hospital-based improvements in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author: Behnke, M. Country/countries: Germany Number of patients participating in the study: 30 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: N/A Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: N/A
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB
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Setting of implementation: Home-care, Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: researcher Targeted self-management behaviours: Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI) and Transition Dyspnea Index (TDI)
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale (Borg RPE or BORG CR10)
Lung Function TLC - Total Lung Capacity N/A
Lung Function FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume N/A
Lung Function FVC (L/min) - forced vital capacity N/A
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 66.0 years (+/- a standard deviation of 2.06) Gender: 7 females Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 36.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 7.0) 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

Outcome 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
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Lung Function - FEV1 (% pred) - forced expiratory volume
Lung Function - FVC (L/min) - forced vital capacity
Lung Function - TLC - Total Lung Capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)