Lifestyle program for patients with COPD is health and cost effective

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Lifestyle program for patients with COPD is health and cost effective

Patients with moderate COPD were randomized to receive "usual care" or to undergo an interdisciplinary, community-based program that offered an intensive lifestyle moderation phase of four months, during which patients were instructed in detail to perform two 15-minute intervals of pleasurable walking or cycling, and offered instruction in other lifestyle changes such as nutrition and smoking cessation.

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Tags: COPD, Diet and Nutrition, Exercise and Fitness, Walking, Smoking Cessation