Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the short- and long-term effects of lower-limb endurance training on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outpatients.
DESIGN: Prospective quasi-experimental study.
SETTING: 1383-bed teaching hospital in Taiwan.
PARTICIPANTS: Overall, 69 outpatients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were enrolled. A total of 60 patients completed the study.
INTERVENTION: Training group: Lower-limb endurance training; control group: Education only.
MAIN MEASURES: The modified medical research council score, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test score, pulmonary function test, and number of acute exacerbation within a year.
RESULTS: The training group showed significant improvement in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test total score, modified medical research council score (both P < 0.001) at third month sustaining to 12th month ( P < 0.001) and presented less events of acute exacerbation ( P = 0.011) at 12th month. The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test decreased by 8 points sustaining to 12th month. The training group presented significant post-training functional capacity improvements in 6-min walking distance, lowest oxygen saturation during 6-min walking test, peak workload, maximum inspiratory/ expiratory pressures, and calf circumference.
CONCLUSIONS: The lower-limb endurance training improved perceived dyspnea in daily activity and health status after completion of training and sustaining for a year. The lower-limb endurance training alleviated disease impacted on reduced acute exacerbations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 85-97 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Clinical Rehabilitation |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 01 2024 |
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Keywords
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- acute exacerbation
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test
- lower-limb endurance training
- Endurance Training
- Prospective Studies
- Outpatients
- Dyspnea
- Humans
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Lower Extremity
- Quality of Life