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Differences in patient outcomes between a 6, 7 and 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation programme: A service evaluation
Leanne Andrews1, Ruth Barlow2, Izzie Easton1
1School of Health and Human Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
Objective:
To investigate changes and differences in patient outcomes over time for 6, 7 and 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation programmes in order to identify optimal duration.
Setting:
Community based pulmonary rehabilitation programmes in the East of England.
Participants:
In total 363 participants completed one of the three pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. Patients with a chronic respiratory condition showing a commitment to the pulmonary rehabilitation programme and no contraindications to exercise were included.
Intervention:
Pulmonary rehabilitation twice a week for 6, 7 or 8 weeks.
Main Outcome Measures:
St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT).
Results:
All programmes showed improvements in ISWT post rehabilitation, with the 8 week programme showing the greatest improvement.
Conclusion:
Findings show that greatest improvements in terms of exercise capacity may be seen from 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation programmes, but that improvement for the ISWT can be obtained from 6, 7 or 8 week programmes.
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