Comparative effects of music, grey noise, and ambient sound on perceived effort and exercise tolerance during treadmill walking in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

he purpose of this study was to determine if music could attenuate the perception of dyspnea and increase exercise tolerance during treadmill exercise in patients with COPD. Twenty-five females and eleven males between the ages of 45 and 75 with moderate COPD ;An alpha level of 0.05 was used for all statistical tests. The results indicate that HR and RPE were significantly lower during the music condition versus the other two conditions (p...