Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-reducing,
psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity,
mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic Society (…

Poor adherence to medication regimens may be contributing to the recent increase in asthma
morbidity and mortality. We examined patient characteristics that may influence adherence …

Background Patients with COPD often require multiple therapies to improve lung function and
decrease symptoms and exacerbations. Salmeterol and theophylline are indicated for the …

Physical inactivity is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
compared with age-matched healthy individuals or patients with other chronic diseases. …

The aim was to study the overall content and organisational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation
programmes from a global perspective in order to get an initial appraisal on the degree …

… The peak Vo 2 in the high-intensity group increased by 0.11 L/min (p = 0.02), whereas it
did not significantly change in the low-intensity group. The between-group difference for the …

To evaluate the effect of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (OPR) on dyspnea, we measured
this symptom using a visual analogue scale during graded treadmill exercise testing and …

Background Functional exercise capacity has been shownto be a strong predictor of
survival following pulmonaryrehabilitation. This study evaluated whether questionnaire-…

Rationale: Current guidelines recommend pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after hospitalization
for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, but little is known about …