title: The Effects of a Walking Exercise Program on Fatigue in the Person with COPD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a walking exercise program, three times a week for 8 weeks, on fatigue in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a randomized controlled trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Walking exercise was applied to the intervention group three times a week for 8 weeks; no exercise was applied to the control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No difference was seen between the points of pretest fatigue of the intervention and control groups (t = -0.788, p = .434). However, according to the posttest, the intervention group's point of fatigue was lower than the control groups, and this difference was statistically significant (t = -3.924, p = .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was found that a walking exercise program applied to patients with COPD affected the fatigue symptom positively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Walking exercises programme can be used by nurses as a reference to monitor chronic obstructive pulmoner disease patients' health status.
authors.affiliation: Healty Science Faculty, Nursing Department, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Healty Science Faculty, Nursing Department, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Öztunç
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking
keywords: COPD; fatigue; nurse; walking exercises