RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Functional status following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with interstitial lung disease
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA787
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA787
VO 58
IS suppl 65
A1 Guilherme Rodrigues
A1 Sara Souto-Miranda
A1 Vânia Rocha
A1 Pedro Ferreira
A1 Alda Sofia Pires De Dias Marques
YR 2021
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/suppl_65/PA787.abstract
AB Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is effective in improving symptoms, exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, little is known about its effects on other meaningful outcomes, such as functional status. Thus, we aimed to explore whether PR can improve functional status in patients with ILD.Participants enrolled in a 12-week multidisciplinary community-based PR programme, which included exercise training, education and psychosocial support. Performance-based functional tests (6-Min Walk Test (6MWT), 1-Min Sit-to-Stand Test (1-STS), Chester Step Test (CST), Glittre ADL-Test (TGlittre), Timed Up and Go (TUG), Physical Performance Test (PPT) and Grocery Shelving Task (GST)) were used to assess functional status before and after PR. Based on normality of data distribution, a Paired t-Test or Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test (w/ listwise deletion) were computed in IBM SPSS® 27.0. Data are presented as mean ±SD or median [IQR]. 53 patients with ILD (62.3% female; 64.5±1.7years; FVC%pred 80.9±18.2; DLCO%pred 54.8±18.1) participated. 6MWT (n=45; 422.8±133.5 vs. 465.6±130.3, p <0.001), 1-STS (n=45; 23.5±7 vs. 29±11, p <0.001), CST (n=43; 70 [39-96] vs. 72 [50-153], p=0.001) and TGlittre (n=27; 3.27 [3.03-4.16] vs. 2.58 [2.31-3.31], p=0.005) improved significantly following PR. No significant within-group differences were observed for TUG (n=40 p=0.128), PPT (n=37 p=0.853) and GST (n=40 p=0.909).PR shows to be beneficial in improving functional status in patients with ILD. Additional studies are needed to determine the psychometric properties for some of the reported measures.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA787.This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).