TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a Home Exercise Video programme in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
AU - Moore, Julie
AU - Fiddler, Helen
AU - Seymour, John
AU - Grant, Amy
AU - Jolley, Caroline
AU - Johnson, Lorna
AU - Moxham, John
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.2340/16501977-0308
DO - 10.2340/16501977-0308
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 195
EP - 200
JO - JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
JF - JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
IS - 3
ER -