Objective This cohort study aims to describe and understand differences and similarities in characteristics among people with severe and advanced COPD who opt-in or opt out of PR services.
The study includes data from: socio-demographic, anthropometric, physical (function, activity, muscle strength, balance) characteristics as well as self-reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, lung symptoms, quality of life, sleep-quality, mortality, hospitaladmissions, length of stay and qualitative patient interviews.
Data from our completed trial study (NCT02667171) will be used as the opt-in PR comparison cohort.
