Table 3.
Domain reach: participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | First evaluation period | Second evaluation period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (range)N = 16 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD (range)N = 10 | |||
| Completed the studyN = 11 | Did not complete the studyN = 5 | ||||
| Age | 69.6 ± 7.5 (57–87) | 69.5 ± 7.5 | 70 ± 8.4 | 67.4 ± 6.8 (53–76) | |
| Sex, Female, n (%) | 9 (56) | 6 (54.5) | 3 (60) | 7 (70) | |
| BMI | 26.7 ± 9.7 (15–59) | 25.2 ± 4.4 | 30 ± 16.9 | 29.2 ± 8.0 (17–41) | |
| Smoking status, ex-smoker, n (%) | 16 (100) | 11 (100) | 5 (100) | 10 (100) | |
| Pack-years | 46.6 ± 23.8 (25–120) | 38.75 ± 8.8 | 59.2 ± 35.3 | 41.1 ± 8.7 (30–52) | |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| CVD, n (%) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | |
| Asthma, n (%) | 4 (25) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (60) | 2 (20) | |
| Other lung disease, n (%) | 3 (18.8) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (20) | 3 (30) | |
| Other, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | |
| FEV1 % predicted | 47.5 ± 17.1 (20–76) | 49.9 ± 17.2 | 42.2 ± 17.7 | 56.4 ± 11.9 (36–79) | |
| FEV/FVC ratio | 0.45 ± 0.11 (0.19–0.66) | 0.45 ± 0.12 | 0.43 ± 0.09 | 0.52 ± 0.11 (0.32–0.71) | |
| 6MWT (m) | 339 ± 102 (100–460) | 381 ± 48 | 245 ± 130 | 369 ± 107 (140–485) | |
| MRC-score category, n (%) | |||||
| 2 | 5 (31.3) | 4 (36) | 1 (20) | 1 (10) | |
| 3 | 6 (37.5) | 5 (46) | 1 (20) | 4 (40) | |
| 4 | 3 (18.8) | 1 (9) | 2 (40) | 4 (40) | |
| 5 | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 1 (20) | 1 (10) | |
| CAT-score | 16.7 ± 6.3 (8–28) | 13.9 ± 4.4 | 24.5 ± 3.1 | 21.0 ± 6.9 (12–33) | |
| HADS anxiety | 6.8 ± 3.1 (2–13) | 6.7 ± 3.5 | 7.0 ± 2.6 | 8.1 ± 4.6 (3–15) | |
| HADS depression | 5.6 ± 3.8 (1–12) | 5.0 ± 3.9 | 6.8 ± 4.0 | 6.5 ± 3.3 (2–11) | |
| HADS total | 12.5 ± 6.0 (6–12) | 11.7 ± 6.0 | 13.8 ± 6.6 | 14.6 ± 7.1 (6–25) | |
| BODE index | 3.6 ± 2.5 (0–10) | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 5.4 ± 3.0 | 3.3 ± 1.9 (1–7) | |
| Attendance group education sessions a | 11/11 (100%) | 11/11 (100%) | 5/10 (50%) | 6/12 (50%) | |
| Attendance exercise sessions a | 17/17 (100%) | 17/17 (100%) | 9/15 (60%) | 14/15 (100%) | |
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation, N = number of patients, BMI = Body Mass Index, CVD = Cardiovascular disease, FEV1 = Forced Expiration Volume in one second, 6MWT = 6 Minute Walk Test, MRC-score = Medical Research Council score, CAT-score = COPD Assessment Test score, HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, BODE = Body mass index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea and Exercise capacity.
aMedian number of education/exercise sessions attended/median number of education/exercise sessions scheduled.