Key result
An 8-week in-home telerehabilitation program for COPD improved 6-minute walk distance by more than 54 meters in two of three participants and improved quality of life in all three.
Why the study?
Does an in-home telerehabilitation program improve locomotor function and quality of life in patients with COPD?
Does an in-home telerehabilitation program improve locomotor function and quality of life in patients with COPD?
In-home telerehabilitation is a feasible and potentially effective alternative for delivering pulmonary rehabilitation to patients with COPD.
May support feasibility of in-home telerehabilitation in COPD; hypothesis-generating pending larger randomized trials.
The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the efficacy of in-home telerehabilitation for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Three community-living elders with COPD were recruited in a rehabilitation outpatient group and by direct referrals from pneumologists with outpatients who have COPD. A pre/post-test design without a control group was used for this pilot study. Telerehabilitation sessions (15 sessions) were conducted by two trained physiotherapists from a service center to the patient's home. Locomotor function (walking performance) and quality of life were measured in person prior to and at the end of the treatment by an independent assessor. Clinical outcomes improved for all subjects except for locomotor function in the first participant. In-home telerehabilitation for people with COPD is a realistic alternative to dispense rehabilitation services for patients requiring physical therapy follow-up.
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Tousignant et al. (2012) studied Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (n=3). In-home telerehabilitation program was evaluated on Locomotor function (6-minute walk distance) and quality of life. An 8-week in-home telerehabilitation program for COPD improved 6-minute walk distance by more than 54 meters in two of three participants and improved quality of life in all three.
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