Open Access<p>Long-Term Effects of Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Coaching in Severe COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial</p>
Author(s) -
Dario Kohlbrenner,
Noriane A. Sievi,
Oliver Senn,
Malcolm Kohler,
Christian F. Clarenbach
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s279293
Subject(s) - pedometer , medicine , randomized controlled trial , copd , physical therapy , observational study , physical activity , randomization
Limited evidence on long-term effects of physical activity programs in COPD is available. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of a three-month program combining physical activity counselling and pedometer-based feedback in addition to usual care, followed by a nine-month unsupervised observation period as compared to usual care in participants with severe to very severe COPD.