‘Much better’ | ‘A little better’ | ‘No different’ | ‘A little worse’ | p Value | |
ΔCAT | −3.8±6.1 | −1.3±4.5 | −1.1±3.4 | 2.0±0 | 0.002 |
n=162 | n=88 | n=8 | n=3 | ||
ΔHAD anxiety | −1.5±3.2 | −1.0±3.0 | 2.0±2.6 | 1.7±3.2 | 0.04 |
n=109 | n=61 | n=7 | n=3 | ||
ΔHAD depression | −1.6±3.0 | −1.5±2.6 | −1.7±3.0 | 1.3±0.6 | 0.03 |
n=110 | n=61 | n=7 | n=3 | ||
ΔCRQ total | 3.8±3.7 | 2.3±3.9 | −0.8±2.1 | −2.7±1.4 | 0.005 |
n=103 | n=53 | n=6 | n=2 | ||
ΔISWT | 77.8±72.4 | 45.7±75.7 | 54.0±89.3 | 33.3±106.9 | 0.009* |
n=108 | n=53 | n=10 | n=3 | ||
ΔMRC | −0.6±0.7 | −0.5±0.8 | −0.3±0.4 | – | NS* |
n=81 | n=39 | n=8 | – | ||
ΔCCQ | −0.7±1.1 | −0.7±0.6 | 0.7 | – | NS* |
n=36 | n=19 | n=1 | – | ||
Δ6MWD | 86.9±83.1 | 44.6±48.5 | 80 | – | NS* |
n=42 | n=22 | n=1 | – | ||
ΔSGRQ total | −3.3±8.8 | −3.1±8.2 | −13±18.4 | – | NS* |
n=21 | n=14 | n=2 | – |
Measures are presented in order of frequency with which they were documented.
p Values are for ANOVA except.
↵* Kruskal Wallis test.
CAT, COPD assessment test; CCQ, Clinical COPD Questionnaire; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRQ, chronic respiratory questionnaire; HAD, Hospital Anxiety and Depression score; ISWT, incremental shuttle walk test; MRC, Medical Research Council dyspnoea score; 6MWD, 6 min walk distance; NS, non-significant; SGRQ, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire.