Do supervised weekly exercise programs maintain functional exercise capacity and quality of life, twelve months after pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD?

Table 1 Components of the exercise programs

	Supervised	Unsupervised
Equipment	Yes	No
Intensity	Dyspnoea 3–4 Borg Scale	Dyspnoea 3–4 Borg Scale
Duration	20 mins W 20 mins SC 30 mins AC, LWM, AWM, UAE	30 mins W 30 mins S, Sq, S/S, UAE
Total duration	70 mins	60 mins
Frequency (per wk)	1	4 (ME group) 5 (Control group)
Venue	Hospital gym	Home

AC = arm crank ergometer; AWM = arm weight machine; LWM = leg weight machine; ME = maintenance exercise; mins = minutes; SC = stationary cycle; S = step-ups; Sq = wall squats; S/S = sit to stand exercises; UAE = upper limb unsupported arm exercises as described by Ries [14]; W = walking.

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