Table 1.
Outcome | Assessment | |
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Primary | PA: Mean number of steps per day | Accelerometer (SenseWear Pro® armband; BodyMedia, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA) [40] |
Secondary |
Other proxies of PA metabolic equivalent (MET), total energy expenditure (TEE), physical activity level (PAL) |
Accelerometer (SenseWear Pro® armband; BodyMedia, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA) [40] |
Tertiary: | Awareness of PA behavior | International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) [41, 42] |
Individual motivation towards exercising | Behavior Exercise Regulation Questionnaire (BREQ-3) [43, 44] | |
The patient’s willingness to change their habitual behavior | Physical Activity Stage of Change Assessment Tool (PASC) [45] | |
Health-related quality of life | Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) [46, 47] | |
Impact of COPD on health status | COPD Assessment Test (CAT) [48] | |
PR adherence | Number of sessions participation | |
Exercise capacity |
Six-minute walking test (6MWT), One-minute Sit to stand (1STS), Pulmonary function |
PA, physical activity; PR, pulmonary rehabilitation; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease