Changes in Exercise Capacity and Health-Related Quality of Life at Four and Eight Weeks of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in People with COPD

This study demonstrated that participants with moderate to very severe COPD who participated in a twice weekly, eight-week PR program (16 sessions) had significant improvement in ESWT, 6MWD, SGRQ, and CAT score with the greatest improvements occurring in the first four weeks of the program.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/15412555.2021.2013793 .PMID:34927525 | DOI:10.1080/15412555.2021.2013793
Source: COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research