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. 2022 Oct 27;11:1226. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.126301.1

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.