Changes in physical activity after pulmonary rehabilitation
| First author [Ref.] | Patients | Sessions of supervised rehabilitation | Duration of rehabilitation weeks | Instrument to measure physical activity | Outcome |
| Steele [26] | 38 | 16 | 8 | TA: Tritrac R3D accelerometer | VMU per min |
| Steele [27] | 111 | 16 | 8 | TA: RT3 accelerometer | VMU |
| Coronado [28] | 15 | 36 | 3 | UA: self-contained activity monitor | Time at low + medium act % |
| Mercken [29] | 11 | 40 | 8 | UA: physical activity monitor accelerometer | Physical activity monitor score |
| Sewell [30] | |||||
| Standard | 59 | 14 | 7 | UA: ambulatory activity monitor | Counts |
| Individualised | 64 | 14 | 7 | UA: Z80–32k V1 Int | Counts |
| Pitta [31] | |||||
| 3 months | 29 | 36 | 12 | TA: dynaport | Walking time |
| 6 months | 29 | 60 | 24 | TA | Walking time |
| Walker [32] | 23 | 16 | 8 | UA: actiwatch | Time spent mobile % |
| Dallas [33] | 45 | 2–3 | 6–12 | PE: New Lifestyles,NL-2000 | Counts per h |
| de Blok [34] | |||||
| Classic | 8 | NR | 9 | PM: Yamax digi walker | Steps |
| Classic+pedom | 8 | NR | 9 | PM: Yamax digi walker | Steps |
Data are presented as n. pedom: pedometer feedback; TA: triaxial accelerometer; UA: uniaxial accelerometer; PE: pedometer (electronic); PM: pedometer (mechanical); NR: not reported; VMU: vector magnitude units. Please also refer to figure 2⇑.