





Efficacy of Structured Exercise Training Programme on Quality of Life and Six Minute Walk Distance in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases
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A prospective study wherein 30 chronic respiratory disease patients fulfilling the inclusion criterion were enrolled and 8 weeks of outpatient structured exercise program was designed,outcome measures 6MWD and CRDQ were assessed at 0, 2nd, 4th and 8th week .
The mean 6MWD increased from 392.80 to 518.24 at the end of program and difference was statistically significant on applying repeat measure ANNOVA(F value=42.030,p=0.00000000054) indicating improvement in exercise performance . All 3 components of CRDQ, except Mastery component showed statistically significant improvement suggestive of improved quality of life.
Keywords
6 Minute Walk Test Distance(6MWTD), Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRDQ), Quality Of Life
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