Table 2 Changes in outcome parameters for the intervention (IG) and control (CG) groups
|  | IG (n = 30) | CG (n = 32) |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
change from baseline | cohens d | change from baseline | cohens d | mean difference between groups over time [CI95%] | eta quadrat η² | |
FAS (points) | – 3.3 ± 5.8 | 0.55 | – 3.0 ± 6.3 | 0.51 | 0.3 [– 2.6; 3.9] | 0.00 |
V̇O2peak (ml/min/kg) | 0.9 ± 2.6 | – 0.32 | 0.3 ± 3.4 | – 0.14 | – 0.6 [– 1.8; 0.8] | 0.01 |
V̇O2peak (%) | 4.0 ± 9.2 | -0.44 | 1.2 ± 8.0 | -0.14 | 2.88 [– 1.78; 7.53] | 0.03 |
Anxiety and depression scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
depression severity (points) | – 0.7 ± 2.4 | 0.31 | 0.3 ± 3.5 | – 0.09 | 1.0 [– 0.7; 2.8] | 0.03 |
anxiety severity (points) | 0.0 ± 2.4 | – 0.02 | 0.2 ± 2.6 | – 0.06 | 0.2 [– 1.4; 1.6] | 0.00 |
Health-related quality of life | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
physical component score (points) | 2.2 ± 5.7 | – 0.38 | 3.4 ± 7.9 | – 0.43 | 1.2 [– 2.7; 5.1] | 0.01 |
mental component score (points) | 2.9 ± 9.2 | – 0.31 | – 0.1 ± 10.2 | – 0.01 | – 3.0 [– 8.5; 2.5] | 0.02 |
work ability index (points) | – 0.3 ± 5.7 | 0.05 | 0.7 ± 3.5 | – 0.19 | 1.0 [– 1.9; 3.8] | 0.01 |
FEV1 (l) | 0.03 ± 0.22 | – 0.16 | – 0.02 ± 0.23 | 0.08 | – 0.05 [– 0.18; 0.07] | 0.01 |
FEV1 predicted (%)# | 1.1 ± 6.3 | -0.17 | -0.6 ± 6.9 | 0.09 | 1.69 [– 2.00; 5.39] | 0.02 |
VC (l) | 0.04 ± 0.28 | – 0.13 | 0.04 ± 0.27 | – 0.15 | 0.00 [– 0.15; 0.16] | 0.00 |
VC predicted (%)# | 0.7 ± 6.5 | -0.10 | 0.8 ± 6.4 | -0.12 | -0.08 [– 3.69; 3.52] | 0.00 |