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Effects of supervised exercise training on physical work capacity in a group of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

University Central Hospital of Tampere, Finland

Jukka Laitinen

University Central Hospital of Tampere, Finland

Juha Karvonen

McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Thirty-six patients with severe disability due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) completed a three-week exercise programme carried out in hospital. Maximum exercise capacity and the total work accomplished during a treadmill exercise test more than doubled (p < 0.001) compared with measurements obtained at the end of an initial three-week control period. Six months afterthe end of the exercise programme both maximum exercise capacity and total work had declined, but were still significantly (p < 0.001) above control values.

Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 4, No. 2, 103-110 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/026921559000400203


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