Long-term self-reported attendance in exercise training or lung choir and status of quality of life following initial pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD
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Kaasgaard, Mette, Bodtger, Uffe, Skou, Søren T., Clift, Stephen, Hilberg, Ole, Rasmussen, Daniel Bech and Løkke, Anders 2024. Long-term self-reported attendance in exercise training or lung choir and status of quality of life following initial pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 5, p. 1447765. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2024.1447765
Authors | Kaasgaard, Mette, Bodtger, Uffe, Skou, Søren T., Clift, Stephen, Hilberg, Ole, Rasmussen, Daniel Bech and Løkke, Anders |
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Abstract | Background: Both adherence rates to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes and long-term attendance in exercise training after PR remain a challenge. In our previous randomised controlled trial (RCT), effects were positively associated with a dose-response pattern, regardless of whether PR contained conventional physical exercise training (PExT) or Singing for Lung Health (SLH) as a training modality within a 10 weeks’ PR programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, long-term status of this RCT cohort remains unknown. In this study, we investigated whether current status (=attendance in supervised exercise training or a lung choir and scoring in quality of life (QoL)) was related to initial PR completion, randomisation, or adherence. Methods: We collected data via telephone, using a researcher-developed questionnaire on current self-reported attendance in supervised exercise training or a lung choir and on perceived benefits of the initial RCT intervention. Additionally, we used COPD-validated questionnaires (primarily: QoL (measure: St George's Respiratory Questionnaire; SGRQ). Results: In 2023 (i.e., mean/median 4.7 years after initial PR), surviving participants were contacted (n = 196; 73% of 270), and 160 (82% of 196) were included. Out of the included participants, 30 (19%) had not completed initial PR. Compared to the initial PR-completers, non-completers reported less current attendance in exercise training or lung choir (24% vs. 46%, p = 0.03) but SGRQ scores were comparable. Yet, those who attended exercise training or lung choir at present (n = 66/160; 41% out of 160) reported better QoL score than those with no current attendance (SGRQ; Attending: 39.9 ± 15.4; Not attending: 43.1 ± 16.7; p = 0.02). Neither having had SLH instead of PExT, nor adherence level during initial PR, was related to current attendance or to QoL scores. Conclusion: This study indicates that long-term self-reported attendance and current QoL scores are positively related to initial completion of a PR programme. Surprisingly, neither initial PR content (PExT or SLH) nor initial PR adherence was related to long-term outcomes. We suggest that future PR programmes include special attention to those who do not complete PR to support long-term attendance and QoL status. |
Keywords | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Physical exercise training; Long-term attendance; Completion rate; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Group singing; Lung choir; Quality of life |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences |
Journal citation | 5, p. 1447765 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
ISSN | 2673-6861 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2024.1447765 |
Official URL | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/articles/10.3389/fresc.2024.1447765/full |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 Sep 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 02 Sep 2024 |
Deposited | 07 Oct 2024 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Publications router. |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/99475/long-term-self-reported-attendance-in-exercise-training-or-lung-choir-and-status-of-quality-of-life-following-initial-pulmonary-rehabilitation-for-copd
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