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Table 2 Changes in self-reported health status and physical performance from pre-intervention to post intervention

From: Early telemedicine training and counselling after hospitalization in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility study

Variables

N

Pre-intervention

Post intervention

p-value

TUG (sec)

37

9.35 (7.16;12.62)

8.34 (6.27;11.12)

<0.01

FTSST (sec)

37

16.61 (12.50;20.18)

12.94 (10.07;15.82)

<0.01

Total CCQ score

37

3.6 (3.2;4.3)

3.3 (2.5;3.6)

0.039

  1. Data are medians (25th percentile; 75th percentile).
  2. Analyses were performed with the use of related-samples Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. The significant level is 0.05. TUG - Timed Up & Go test, FTSST - The five times sit to stand test, CCQ - the Clinical COPD Questionnaire.
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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