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Home-Based Prescribed Pulmonary Exercise in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published on: August 24, 2019
Effect of a home exercise video programme in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Julie Moore1, Helen Fiddler, John Seymour
1Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team, Dulwich Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lambeth & Southwark Primary Care Trusts, London, UK. pulmonary.rehab@kch.nhs.uk
Objective:
This pilot study investigated whether a home exercise video programme could improve exercise tolerance and breathlessness in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Methods:
Twenty subjects completed the study after being randomized to intervention or control. The intervention group (n=10), watched a 19-min video on the benefits of exercise for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and were given a 30-min exercise video, an illustrated exercise diary and an educational booklet about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, for use at home. They were advised to follow the exercise video programme 4 times a week for 6 weeks. The control group (n=10) received the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease educational booklet only. Exercise tolerance was measured using the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test and breathlessness by the self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire.
Results:
The median change in the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test and breathlessness score significantly improved in the intervention group compared with the control (+45 m vs -15 m, p=0.013 and +0.5 vs -0.1 Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire units, p=0.042). The other findings for the self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire showed significant improvements in the intervention group for emotion (p<0.001) and fatigue (p=0.012), but not mastery (p=0.253).
Conclusion:
This pilot study suggests that participation in a home exercise video programme may benefit people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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