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Efficacy of a respiratory rehabilitation exercise training package in hospitalized elderly patients with acute exacerbation of COPD: a randomized control trial

Author: Liao, L. Y. Country/countries: Taiwan Number of patients participating in the study: 62 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: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: N/A Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Education based intervention Intervention components: E
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Setting of implementation: Hospital care (hospitalized) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale (Borg RPE or BORG CR10)
COPD symptoms (short term) General COPD symptoms Cough VAS-scale
COPD symptoms (short term) General COPD symptoms N/A
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)

Patient characteristics

Age: 69.03 years (+/- a standard deviation of 10.28) 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: 1.0

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) - General COPD symptoms
COPD symptoms (short term) - General COPD symptoms
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity