Table 3.
Intervention Adherence
| PR | n | CART+PR | n | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 9 | 22 | |||
| Time to complete PR (weeks) | 13.25 (4.57) | 4 | 11.08 (1.98) | 13 | 0.18 |
| Time to complete PR (days) | 94.75 (31.06) | 4 | 79.15 (14.52) | 13 | 0.172 |
| Number of PR sessions | 11.44 (9.81) | 9 | 14.14 (7.37) | 22 | 0.409 |
| Drop-out (%) | 6 (66.6) | 9 | 9 (40.9) | 22 | 0.365 |
| Drop-out before PR assessment (%) | 0 (0.0) | 9 | 0 (0.0) | 22 | 1.000 |
| Drop-out after PR assessment (%) | 2 (22.2) | 9 | 1 (4.5) | 22 | 0.184 |
| Drop-out after commencing PR (%) | 5 (55.6) | 9 | 6 (27.3) | 22 | 0.218 |
| Drop-out after commencing CART (%) | — | 0 | 4 (18.2) | 22 | — |
| CART sessions completed, n | — | 0 | 4.41 (2.42) | 22 | — |
| CART sessions, % | — | 0 | 73.48 (40.39) | 22 | — |
| CART HEP (days of home exercise), n | — | 0 | 22.08 (8.01) | 12 | — |
Means (SDs) are presented; n is the number of patients with available data. The two-sample t test was used.
CART, capnography-assisted respiratory therapy; HEP, home exercise program; PR, pulmonary rehabilitation; SD, standard deviation.