Is longer really better? Results of a retrospective real-life cohort study evaluating the benefit of adding a weekly educational session to a traditional 8-week home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme in people with COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the short-term and long-term benefits of adding a weekly educational session to a traditional 8-week home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Primary hypothesis was that 8 home-based supervised sessions will be equivalent to 16 home-based supervised sessions at both short- and long-term after PR.

Design

Retrospective cohort study conducted on prospectively collected real-life data, from January 2010 to December 2021.

Setting

FormAction Santé, Pérenchies France.

Participants

Eligible individuals were aged >18 years with a diagnosis of COPD and referred to the home-based PR programme by their respiratory physician. Participants were retrospectively divided into two group

SUBMITTER: Gephine S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749871 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature