The participants were assessed at baseline, within 24
hours of stabilisation from acute exacerbation and then
at end of three weeks of PR programme. The variables
considered for statistical analysis included modified
Borg score (for assessment of dyspnoea); functional
exercise capacity by six minute walk distance (6MWD);
CPET to evaluate maximal exercise capacity;
spirometry test values and SF – 36 questionnaires for
HRQoL. Variables were compared between the
intervention and the control groups, using MannWhitney
U-test. Within group analysis was done using
Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. The tests were applied at
95% confidence interval and alpha values set at 0.05;
p-value