After three weeks of PR, the intervention group
patients showed a small but statistically significant
improvement in FEV1
, FEV1
(% predicted) and FEV1
/
FVC (%). In the control group, on the other hand, after
three weeks of usual care, there was a reduction,
though statistically not significant, in these parameters.
The change in FEV1
(% predicted) between baseline and
three weeks PR in the intervention group was