NIVS group | Control group | |||
Baseline | Post-training | Baseline | Post-training | |
Patients n | 14 | 15 | ||
Symptoms | 338±131 (50±19) | 296±136 (45±20) | 343±139 (52±21) | 297±151 (47±24) |
Activities | 913±234 (76±19) | 814±188 (67±15)# | 992±150 (82±12) | 912±193 (75±16) |
Impact | 883±362 (42±17) | 833±349 (40±16) | 890±462 (42±22) | 862±451 (40±21) |
Total | 2213±409 (55±10) | 2041±474 (51±12) | 2146±697 (54±17) | 1973±676 (50±17) |
Data are presented as mean±sd (%). NIVS: noninvasive ventilatory support. #: statistically significantly different from pre-training, p<0.05.