Table 1.
Participants’ Characteristics
| TR group n=19 |
TR interviewed group n=11 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 73 (8) | 72 (8) |
| Gender, male:female | 12:7 | 7:4 |
| Current smokers, n | 1 | 1 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28 (4) | 29 (4) |
| Pulmonary function | ||
| FEV1 (L) | 1.9 (2.2) | 1.4 (0.5) |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 60 (23) | 57 ( 20) |
| FVC (L) | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.9) |
| FVC (% predicted) | 89 (25) | 79 (23) |
| FEV1/FVC (%) | 51 (14) | 54 (13) |
| TLC, % predicted | 103 (30) | 98 (34) |
| FRC, % predicted | 115 (28) | 113 (24) |
| RV, % predicted | 133 (40) | 128 (31) |
| RV/RLC ratio | 52 (6) | 52 (5) |
| DLCO, % predicted | 56 (18) | 60 (18) |
| GOLD stage, n | ||
| I | 5 | 2 |
| II | 6 | 3 |
| III | 8 | 5 |
| IV | 0 | 0 |
| Employment Status, % | ||
| Employed | 26 | 27 |
| Retired | 74 | 73 |
Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
TR, telerehabilitation; TR interviewed, participants in the telerehabilitation who completed semi-structured interviews; n, number; BMI, body mass index; kg, kilograms; m, metres; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; L, litres; %, percentage. FVC, forced vital capacity; TLC, total lung capacity; FRC, functional residual capacity; RV, residual volume, RLC, residual lung capacity; DLCO, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease