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dc.contributor.authorWootton, S.
dc.contributor.authorNg, C.
dc.contributor.authorMcKeough, Z.
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Susan
dc.contributor.authorHill, Kylie
dc.contributor.authorEastwood, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHillman, D.
dc.contributor.authorCecins, Nola
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, L.
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, C.
dc.contributor.authorAlison, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:35:29Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:35:29Z
dc.date.created2014-10-05T20:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationWootton, S. and Ng, C. and McKeough, Z. and Jenkins, S. and Hill, K. and Eastwood, P. and Hillman, D. et al. 2014. Ground-based walking training improves quality of life and exercise capacity in COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 44 (4): pp. 885-894.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13199
dc.identifier.doi10.1183/09031936.00078014
dc.description.abstract

This study was designed to determine the effect of ground-based walking training on health-related quality of life and exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with COPD were randomised to either a walking group that received supervised, ground-based walking training two to three times a week for 8–10 weeks, or a control group that received usual medical care and did not participate in exercise training. 130 out of 143 participants (mean±SD age 69±8 years, forced expiratory volume in 1 s 43±15% predicted) completed the study. Compared to the control group, the walking group demonstrated greater improvements in the St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire total score (mean difference -6 points (95% CI -10– -2), p<0.003), Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire total score (mean difference 7 points (95% CI 2–11), p<0.01) and endurance shuttle walk test time (mean difference 208 s (95% CI 104–313), p<0.001). This study shows that ground-based walking training is an effective training modality that improves quality of life and endurance exercise capacity in people with COPD.

dc.publisherEuropean Respiratory Society
dc.titleGround-based walking training improves quality of life and exercise capacity in COPD
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume44
dcterms.source.startPage885
dcterms.source.endPage894
dcterms.source.issn09031936
dcterms.source.titleEuropean Respiratory Journal
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