1. COPD
Conditions
Interventions
The protocol of the programme aimed at an active role of COPD-patients during their stay in the hospital. Patients were asked to perform three daily training sessions of 15 minutes each. One daily ses
Sponsors
Medisch Spectrum Twente Enschede
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. a clinical diagnosis of COPD according to the GOLD criteria; 2. a clinical diagnosis of an exacerbation of COPD for which hospitalisation was required; 3. (ex-)smoker; 4. age above 40 years; 5. a life expectancy of at least 3 months; 6. able to understand and read Dutch; 7. an informed consent from the subject prior to participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. pneumonia; 2. fever (>38.5 C°); 3. severe confusion; 4. severe heart failure; NHYA class III or IV; 5. relevant co-morbidity seriously influencing mobility.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay, defined as number of days between day of admission and day of medical discharge. Day of medical discharge was distinguished from the actual day of discharge because some patients remain in hospital longer than medically necessary (e.g. patients could not yet be referred to a nursing home). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Walking distance (3 minutes walking test), dyspnoea (BORG-scale), health status (Clinical COPD Questionnaire), activities of daily living (Barthel Index), and readmissions due to a COPD-exacerbation (<28 days). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactT.W. Effing
Medisch Spectrum Twente, Department of pulmonology, P.O. Box 50000
Outcome results
None listed