Overview
The study aims to develop and test the effectiveness of a new home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program comprising two distinct phases, the first in which an 8-week respiratory rehabilitation program is carried out the second in which a maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation program is carried out.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- COPD diagnose with B or E characterization according to GOLD criteria;
- Residence in the area covered by the institution where the study is carried out
Exclusion Criteria:
- Frequency of a PR programme in the previous six months
- COPD exacerbation for less than one week;
- Presence of unstable comorbidities (List of predetermined diagnoses that constitute absolute exclusion criteria);
- Presence of comorbidities that constitute relative exclusion criteria through a medical evaluation.
- Score of the Clinical Frailty Scale 2.0 above six or above five in case of not having a responsible caregiver and living alone
- SpO2 below 85% in the 6-minute walk test