@article {Dattap3633, author = {Debapriya Datta and Richard ZuWallack}, title = {Effect of gender on exercise capacity and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) score following pulmonary rehabilitation}, volume = {38}, number = {Suppl 55}, elocation-id = {p3633}, year = {2011}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {The objective of this study was to determine whether gender impacts change in outcome following pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). The records of 241 COPD patients who underwent a hospital-based, 8-week outpatient PR programme were reviewed. All patients received upper and lower extremity exercise training and self-managed education. Pre- and post-outcome measurements included 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ-SR), unsupported armlifts/minute (UAL), Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale for anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D), before and after PR. Mean age was 69{\textpm}9 years; 49\% were females; mean FEV1 was 49\% of predicted. Oucomes measures are shown in the following table:View this table:Outcome measures pre- \& post-PRPatients in both genders showed significant improvement in all outcome measures. Change in UALs were similar in both genders (p=0.8); females showed greater increase in 6MWD (p=0.01) and CRQ-SR score (p=0.07). Pre-PR HADS-A scores were significantly higher in females (p=0.0009). Females showed greater reduction in HADS-D scores following PR (p=0.02). These data indicate that female COPD patients show greater improvement in outcome areas of exercise capacity, depression and quality of life following PR.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p3633}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }