Minimal Important Difference for the Glittre-ADL Test and London Chest Activity of Daily Living Scale

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF SANTA CATARINA · Aug 15, 2017

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Assigned Interventions: Pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) was conducted according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS). Physical training was conducted over 24 sessions supervised, three times a week. The program included aerobic training in treadmill (with 30 min load determined by the dyspnea sensation - 4 to 6 on the modified Borg scale) and localized training for upper limbs with free weights or elastic bands (movements performed based on the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation diagonals, performed in two series, lasting tw...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Clinical diagnosis of COPD confirmed by spirometry (COPD GOLD stages II, III and IV)
• • Absence of change in respiratory symptoms in the past four weeks
• • No hospital admission in the past 12 weeks
• • Age between 40 and 80 years old
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Any other disease or health condition that could compromise the test´s execution or physical training
• • Participation in pulmonary rehabilitation program completed in the last six months
• • Interruption of pulmonary rehabilitation program for any reason
• • Current smoking or its cessation in less than six months
• • Any change in symptoms during the study protocol assessments