Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
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J Cardiopulm Rehabil · Mar 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialExercise training improves outcomes of a dyspnea self-management program.
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to determine whether exercise training adds to the benefit of a dyspnea self-management (DM) program; and (2) to determine if there is a "dose response" to supervised exercise training (0, 4, or 24 sessions) in dyspnea, exercise performance, and health-related quality of life. ⋯ Exercise training substantially improved the impact of a dyspnea self-management program with a home walking prescription (DM). This impact tended to be dependent on the "dose" of exercise.