RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Impact on quality of life and general health of three types of pulmonary rehabilitation: Endurance, resistance and combined training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in Costa Rica
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P2248
VO 42
IS Suppl 57
A1 Ronald Chacon-Chaves
A1 Henry Delgado
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P2248.abstract
AB We compared the results of three modalities of training in 20 patients with moderate to severe COPD (grade III and IV) : endurance (aerobic) training, resistance (strength) training and combined (endurance +resistance) and compared them with a group of patients receiving regular COPD treatment without exercise intervention.We evaluated dyspnea (Borg scale, daily life disability (Barthel scale), Quality of life (Q of L) St. George Questionnaire and mental condition (General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), in all the patients before and after the rehabilitation program of 12 weeks. Results are expressed as median ±SDView this table:Values before and after (in brackets) the rehabilitation programThere was a significant improvement between the control group and the rehabilitation groups since the point of view of disability and mental condition. Quality of life as measured by the SG Questionnaire also improved but only reached statistical significance in the resistance group. Our results confirm the benefits of both types of training in patients with COPD.