Pre-rehabilitation | Post-rehabilitation | p-value | |
MRC score | 2.9±0.8 | 2.7±0.9 | 0.231 |
Dyspnoea-12 | 12.0±9.2 | 7.9±6.4 | 0.009 |
SGRQ | 49.9±17.4 | 42.7±14.2 | 0.001 |
Catastrophic Thinking Scale | 12.1±10.3 | 7.2±5.4 | 0.022 |
Awareness and Vigilance Scale | 40.5±13.0 | 39.0±14.2 | 0.514 |
Fatigue Severity Scale | 41.4±11.3 | 32.6±11.6 | 0.001 |
CES-D | 13.3±8.9 | 11.8±7.3 | 0.375 |
State anxiety | 35.1±9.1 | 32.3±9.4 | 0.150 |
Trait anxiety | 35.8±9.1 | 31.9±8.8 | 0.010 |
BIS/BAS | 54.0±7.4 | 53.9±7.2 | 0.906 |
ISWT m | 342±199 | 426±212 | 0.000001 |
Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. Behavioural measurements pre- and post-pulmonary rehabilitation (n=31). MRC: Medical Research Council breathlessness scale; SGRQ: St George's Respiratory Questionnaire; CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; BIS/BAS: Behavioural Inhibition System/Behavioural Activation System scale; ISWT: incremental shuttle walk test.