Test | Assessment before retraining program | Assessment after retraining program | ||
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Respiratory functional tests | FEV1/FVC | 78% | FEV1/FVC | 77% |
• Spirometry | FEV1 | 79% of predicted value | FEV1 | 82% of predicted value |
FVC | 73% of predicted value | FVC | 75% of predicted value | |
• Diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide | DLCO | 44% of predicted value | DLCO | 47% of predicted value |
PaO2 | 63.4mmHg | PaO2 | 70.4mmHg | |
Arterial blood gas analysis | PaCO2 | 35.6mmHg | PaCO2 | 33.6mmHg |
on oxygen 2.5L/min | pH | 7.46 | pH | 7.369 |
Dyspnea scales | ||||
• Modified Medical Research Council | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
• Visual Analogue Scale | 8.0 | 5.0 | ||
• Borg Scale | 9.0 | 5.0 | ||
Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography | PAP | 60mmHg | PAP | 50mmHg |
Right ventricular hypertrophy | Right ventricular hypertrophy | |||
Physical exercise test | ||||
• Respiratory muscle strength | PiMax | 40mmHg | PiMax | 53mmHg |
PeMax | 25mmHg | PeMax | 60mmHg | |
Six-minute walk test | 90ma | 210m | ||
Geriatric Depression Scale | 25/30 severe depression | 16/30 mild depression | ||
Symptoms | 77.51 | Symptoms | 50.18 | |
Quality of life | Physical activities | 85.66 | Physical activities | 62.55 |
St. George Questionnaire | Impact | 70.39 | Impact | 50.64 |
Total score | 83.86 | Total score | 71.54 | |
Long-term oxygen therapy | Flow 2.5L/min for 24 hours | Flow 1.5L/min for 24 hours |