Table 2. Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) on health-related quality of life, hospital anxiety depression, and physical activity scores (N=14 patients with coronavirus disease 2019).
| Scores/data | Unit/levels | Before-PRP | After-PRP | ΔPRP | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life (VQ11 questionnaire) | |||||
| Functional dimension | Absolute value | 7.93±3.83 (5.72 to 10.14) | 6.14±2.54 (4.68 to 7.61) | –1.79±1.58 (–2.70 to –0.87) | 0.0033 * |
| Psychological dimension | Absolute value | 10.29±4.05 (7.95 to 12.62) | 8.29±2.49 (6.85 to 9.73) | –2.00±2.15 (–3.24 to –0.76) | 0.0108 * |
| Relational dimension | Absolute value | 7.71±3.69 (5.58 to 9.84) | 6.14±2.51 (4.70 to 7.59) | –1.57±1.50 (–2.44 to –0.70) | 0.0077 * |
| Total score | Absolute value | 25.93±10.59 (19.81 to 32.05) | 20.57±6.89 (16.59 to 24.55) | –5.36±3.97 (–7.65 to –3.06) | 0.0015 * |
| Hospital anxiety depression | |||||
| Anxiety | Absolute value | 6.71±4.48 (4.13 to 9.30) | 4.64±3.23 (2.78 to 6.50) | –2.07±2.40 (–3.46 to –0.69) | 0.0076 * |
| Depression | Absolute value | 7.00±5.16 (4.02 to 9.98) | 4.43±3.32 (2.51 to 6.35) | –2.57±3.08 (–4.35 to –0.79) | 0.0058 * |
| Anxiety levels | Normal | 50 | 79 | - | 0.0544 |
| Borderline case | 29 | 21 | - | 0.3125 | |
| Abnormal case | 21 | 0 | - | 0.0350 * | |
| Depression levels | Normal | 64 | 79 | - | 0.1897 |
| Borderline case | 21 | 14 | - | 0.3130 | |
| Abnormal case | 14 | 7 | - | 0.2729 | |
| Physical activity scores (Voorrips questionnaire) | |||||
| Daily activity | Absolute value | 1.50±0.48 (1.23 to 1.77) | 1.54±0.49 (1.26 to 1.83) | 0.04±0.19 (–0.07 to 0.15) | 0.3268 |
| Physical activity | Absolute value | 1.83±3.13 (0.02 to 3.64) | 3.58±3.30 (1.68 to5.49) | 1.75±2.44 (0.34 to 3.16) | 0.0251 * |
| Leisure activity | Absolute value | 0.96±1.15 (0.30 to 1.63) | 0.95±1.15 (0.28 to1.61) | –0.02±0.40 (–0.25 to 0.21) | 0.6547 |
| Total score | Absolute value | 4.29±3.23 (2.43 to 6.16) | 6.07±3.85 (3.85 to 8.29) | 1.78±2.65 (0.25 to 3.30) | 0.0341 * |
ΔPRP: after-PRP value minus before-PRP value. Quantitative and categorical data were mean ± standard deviation (95% confidence interval), and percentage, respectively.
p value<0.05 (Wilcoxon matched pairs test or one-sided chi squared test): before-PRP vs. after-PRP.