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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEREHABILITATION
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 39-48Publisher
UNIV PITTSBURGH, UNIV LIBRARY SYSTEM
DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2016.6200
Keywords
COPD; Maintenance; Physical activity; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Quality of life; Telemedicine; Telerehabilitation
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- Northern Norway Regional Health Authority [HST1014-11]
- European Respiratory Society
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This study investigated whether physical activity levels and other outcomes were maintained at 1-year from completion of a 2-year telerehabilitation intervention in COPD. During the post-intervention year, nine patients with COPD (FEV1 % of pred. 42.4 +/- 19.8%; age 58.1 +/- 6 years) were encouraged to exercise on a treadmill at home and monitor daily symptoms and training sessions on a webpage as during the intervention. Participants were not provided supervision or motivational support. Physical activity levels decreased from 3,806 steps/day to 2,817 steps/day (p=0.039). There was a decline in time spent on light physical activity (p=0.009), but not on moderate-to-vigorous activity (p=0.053). Adherence to registration of symptoms and training sessions decreased significantly. Other outcomes including health status, quality of life, anxiety and depression, self-efficacy, and healthcare utilization did not change significantly. In conclusion, provision of equipment for self-management and unsupervised home exercise might not be enough to maintain physical activity levels.
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