TY - JOUR T1 - Satisfaction and adherence in patients with COPD submitted to exercise training in water and on land: Preliminary results JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 44 IS - Suppl 58 SP - P1288 AU - Lais S. Vidotto AU - Débora R. Carvalho AU - Myriam F. Merli AU - Josiane M. Felcar AU - Fabio Pitta AU - Dirce S. Fujisawa AU - Vanessa S. Probst Y1 - 2014/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P1288.abstract N2 - Background: Measures of satisfaction in rehabilitation programmes have received growing importance in an attempt to guarantee better adherence, and consequently better results. Objective: We aimed to compare satisfaction and adherence in patients with COPD submitted to exercise training in water and on land. Methods: Fifty patients (33 male; 68 ± 9 years old; FEV1 38[30-53] %pred; BMI 26 ± 5 Kg/m2) were randomized to exercise training in water (WT; n=24) or on land (LT; n=26). All patients underwent high intensity endurance and strength training, three times a week, for six months (60 sessions), with equivalent training workloads for water and land conditions. Satisfaction was assessed at the end of both training regimens with a specific questionnaire, composed by 5 structured questions. They were quantified using a Likert scale system ranging from 0 to 6. Questions were related to treatment responses, symptoms, exercise, daily physical activity and physiotherapy treatment. Adherence was evaluated by measuring the dropout rates in both groups. Results: Patients from both groups were equally satisfied after 6 months of exercise training (Satisfaction on WT 29 [26-29.5] a.u. and on LT 29 [29-29.7] a.u.; p>0.05). Regarding adherence, similar dropout rates were observed in both groups (WT 65% and LT 46%; p>0.05). Conclusion: Patients with COPD are equally satisfied after 6 months of high intensity exercise training in water and on land. In addition, both training regimens resulted in similar adherence. ER -