Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Sex, n
Male	11
Female	8
Mean age (range), years	67 (50–85)
Severity of COPD, n
GOLD stage II	6
GOLD stage III	10
GOLD stage IV	3
Duration of symptoms, years 1 to ≥20
Home oxygen use, n	4
Previous attendance of pulmonary rehabilitation programme, n	15
Living set up, n
Living with spouse/family	11
Living alone	8

GOLD = Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease classification (http://www.goldcopd.org/).¹⁶