Researchers want to learn more about telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation programs that help people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improve physical activity and quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
Telehealth program delivered remotely to study participants. Program developed by Cambium Technologies.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Measure of physical activity
Changes will be measured using the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS). The tool is composed of two sections - (a) amount of physical activity/exercise performed during a typical week in the past month and (b) activities performed in the past month. The final index score is the sum of five individual indices (vigorous, leisurely walking, moving, standing and sitting). Scores on the scale range from 0 to 137. The higher the score the more active a person.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to Week 12
Quality of Life
The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) will be used to measure the health status of the subjects. The test has eight questions. Each question has a range from 0-5. The total score for the test ranges from 0 to 40. The higher the score the more severe a person's COPD.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to Week 12
Adherence to physical activity requirements
Patients receive an individualized exercise plan (minutes and days per week). Adherence to physical activity is assessed by the proportion of weeks subjects achieve their planned physical activity time.
Time frame: Week 12
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