TABLE I. Outcome Changes for Patients Receiving Education With the Home Exercise Program Versus Those Receiving Education With Telerehabilitation Including Telecoaching.
| Variable | Baseline | Follow-up | Within-group Median (IQR) | p value1 | Between-group diff. Median (IQR) | p value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steps per day | ||||||
| EG | 5870 | 7101 | 994 (475.0 ÷ 1848.0) | .063 | 867 (−180.1 ÷ 1855.5) | 1 |
| CG | 7181 | 7125 | −70.3 (−400.6 - 1861.6) | .499 | ||
| PA_LA | ||||||
| EG | 1420 | 1400 | −3 (−20.3 ÷ −1.4) | .176 | −9.7 (−34.2 ÷ −1.9) | .286 |
| CG | 1415 | 1408 | −13,7 (−33,7 ÷ −9,7) | .028 | ||
| PA_MA | ||||||
| EG | 19.1 | 19.0 | 3.2 (0.8 ÷ 3.8) | .237 | 2.6 (−0.03 ÷ 3.8) | 1 |
| CG | 20.4 | 19.6 | 2 (−2.9 ÷ 3.6) | .612 | ||
| PA_HA | ||||||
| EG | 1.7 | 2.9 | −0.1 (−0.2 ÷ 2.4) | .612 | −0.05 (−0.2 ÷ 2.0) | 1 |
| CG | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0 (−1.8 ÷ 1.7) | .917 | ||
| 6MWD (% of predicted) | ||||||
| EG | 84.9 | 90.4 | 11.5 (1.4 ÷ 14.1) | .075 | 1.4 (0 ÷ 12.0) | .286 |
| CG | 87.2 | 87.2 | 0 (0 ÷ 4.8) | .180 | ||
| PImax (% of predicted) | ||||||
| EG | 87.6 | 97.9 | 16.5 (13.7 ÷ 24.8) | .018 | 19.4 (12.3 ÷ 26.2) | 1 |
| CG | 66.3 | 83.3 | 22.3 (10.6 ÷ 25.7) | .028 | ||
| PEmax (% of predicted) | ||||||
| EG | 84.0 | 81.7 | 8.8 (−1.5 ÷ 29.3) | .236 | 16.3 (1.9 ÷ 32.8) | 1 |
| CG | 59.2 | 76.2 | 23.1 (4.8 ÷ 33.9) | .075 | ||
| SDS index | ||||||
| EG | 55 | 42 | −5.0 (−9.0 ÷ −3.5) | .018 | −6.5 (−11.0 ÷ −5.0) | .286 |
| CG | 43 | 27 | −8.0 (−10.0 ÷ −6.5) | .018 | ||
Notes: EG–experimental (telerehabilitation) group, CG–control (educational) group; PA_LA: low intensity of physical activity (minutes per day); PA_MA: medium intensity of physical activity (minutes per day); PA_HA: high intensity of physical activity (minutes per day); 6MWD: 6-min walking distance; PImax: maximal inspiratory mouth pressure; PEmax: maximal expiratory mouth pressure; SDS index: Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale index;
1
Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test,
2
Mann-Whitney U test