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Table 2 Correlation between exercise adherence and PR outcomes

From: Adherence to walking exercise prescription during pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD with a commercial activity monitor: a feasibility trial

Change

Change in daily steps

Change in exercise steps

Change in non-exercise steps

Percentage of exercise at cadence

ISWT (m)

0.08

0.05

0.08

0.25

ESWT (s)

0.36

0.45

0.27

0.36

QMVC (kg)

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.14

MRC grade

− 0.58

− 0.69

− 0.45

− 0.11

CRQ dyspnoea

0.53

0.53

0.46

0.19

CRQ fatigue

0.23

0.25

0.18

0.17

CRQ emotional

0.69

0.54

0.66

− 0.17

CRQ mastery

0.68

0.65

0.60

0.19

  1. Data presented as correlation coefficients. Bold signifies p < 0.05. CRQ Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire, ESWT endurance shuttle walk test, ISWT incremental shuttle walkinging test, MRC Medical Research Council, QMVC quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction