Home Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Home Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Regular physical activity has been found to be important in maintaining health and well-being in people with COPD. The purpose of this study is to test new technology and health coaching aimed to help people with COPD become more physically active in their daily lives.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of COPD, confirmed by spirometry
• Age ≥40 years (to avoid recruiting participants with asthma rather than COPD)
• Current or previous smoker (≥10 packs per year)
• Confidence in using the proposed pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) system
• English language fluency

Exclusion Criteria:

• Study candidate experiencing an acute COPD exacerbation (can be included after the acute event)
• Inability to walk (orthopedic-neurologic problems or confined to a bed)
• Currently in PR or finished PR in the last three months (unlikely to improve)
• Pregnant women
• Live in an area where cell phones do not work/