| Literature DB >> 31278173 |
Claire Marie Nolan1,2, Djeya Kaliaraju2, Sarah Elizabeth Jones3,4, Suhani Patel3, Ruth Barker3,4, Jessica A Walsh3,2, Stephanie Wynne3, William Man3,2,4.
Abstract
Home-based exercise has been proposed as an equivalent treatment strategy to supervised outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), but it is not known whether its implementation into clinical practice produces similar benefits to those observed in trials. We compared the real-world responses of 154 patients with COPD undergoing home-based exercise with a matched group attending supervised PR. We observed smaller improvements in exercise capacity with home-based exercise compared with PR, but similar improvements in quality of life. We propose that supervised PR remains the standard of care, with home-based exercise a less effective alternative for those unable to attend PR. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Entities:
Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; home rehabilitation; pulmonary rehabilitation
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31278173 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212765
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139