The feasibility of a home-based sedentary behaviour intervention for hospitalised chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: Sitting and ExacerbAtions Trial (COPD-SEAT)

Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent airflow limitation. After an acute exacerbation of COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation is offered to patients typically 4 weeks after hospital discharge (McCarthy et al., 2015). As only just over 50% of UK patients a...

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Main Authors: Mark Orme, Sally Singh, Amie Weedon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00024/full