| Feature |
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Trial factors | • State • Hospital outpatient PR program • Community-based PR program |
Patient factors | • Chose home-based PR • Chose centre-based PR • Sex • Age (< 75 years versus ≥ 75 years) • Oxygen user • Previously undertaken PR • Lives alone • Currently working • Completed high school education |
Disease factors | • FEV1 (< 50%predicted versus ≥ 50% predicted) • ≥ 1 hospital admission for COPD in last 12 months • Exercise capacity (baseline 6MWD < 357 m) |