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PTR is delivered from promoter hospital to a group of 3 - 5 patients who exercise at home and communicate via tablet-camera. Each session is 60 min; 35 min exercise/ 25 min patient education, two times per week for a duration of 10-weeks. Specific exercises are evidence-based; been used in several intervention studies on patients with CRD (eg. COPD). Exercises involves larger muscle groups with 50/50 exercises for upper and lower extremities. Volume, intensity and content exercise protocol follow both national and international exercise recommendations. The education sessions consist of dialogue, reflections around empowerment and better living with CRD. Every sixth education session consists of 25 min Mindfulness exercises developed for CRD patients. After 10-weeks of PTR, participants are offered once weekly PTR for 60min in groups of 4-8 persons throughout a 65-week maintenance period

HPR is an individual self-initiated home-based PR aiming to achieve 20 min of self-initiated muscle endurance based exercise; 3-days/weekly for 10-weeks. Exercises are evidence based; used in several intervention studies on patients with CRD (eg. COPD) and involves larger muscle groups with 50/50 exercises for upper/lower extremities. First session is a home visit by a respiratory physiotherapist. During the visit the physiotherapist and patient establish exercise goals, exercise prescription and provision of access to mindfulness exercises and an educationbook. The home visit is followed by one weekly session for 10-weeks. A menu of topics relevant to CRD and self-management is discussed. A session is delivered from promoter hospital via tablet-camera or telephone call (patients preference). After 10-weeks of HPR, participants are offered once weekly PTR for 60min in groups of 4-8 persons throughout a 65-week maintenance period

Receive usual care; medication, scheduled follow up visit and possible phone contact with GP and the outpatient respiratory department. Except for assessment visits 10-, 35-, and 75-weeks from baseline no intervention is offered. If a patient changes their decision and wishes to participate in a conventional hospital- or community-based PR program, it will be granted as this is a highly recommended treatment (e.g. rehabilitation after hospital admitted exacerbation).