Table 3

Comparisons between pre and post pulmonary rehabilitation among completers

CharacteristicsPre PRPost PRp Value
ISWT (m)264.9±148350.1±158.7<0.001
6MWT (m)246.8±99316±94.8<0.001
CAT20±7.817.8±7.5<0.001
CDRQ_Total15.2±4.415.8±4.70.027
CDRQ_D2.9±1.33.6±1.4<0.001
CDRQ_E4.3±1.44.8±1.3<0.001
CDRQ_F3.8±2.14.1±1.3<0.001
CDRQ_M4.6±1.73.2±2.4<0.001
HAD-A7.1±4.66.3±4.2<0.001
HAD-D6.4±45.3±3.9<0.001
MRC3.2±0.92.6±0.9<0.001
  • Italics indicate significant p values (<0.05).

  • 6MWT, 6 min walking test; CRDQ, Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire; CRDQ_D, CRDQ Dyspnoea domain; CRDQ_E, CRDQ Emotional function domain; CRDQ_F, CRDQ Fatigue domain; CRDQ_M, CRDQ Mastery domain; HAD, Hospital Anxiety (A) and Depression (D) Scale; ISWT, Incremental Shuttle Walking Test; MRC, Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale; PR, Pulmonary rehabilitation.