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Roberto P Benzo

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Dr. Roberto M Benzo

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An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation

…, AMWJ Schols, B Carlin, R Benzo… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

[HTML][HTML] Physical inactivity in patients with COPD, a controlled multi-center pilot-study

…, D Langer, SR Valluri, L Martino, R Benzo… - Respiratory …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) has been reported to be reduced in severe chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies in moderate COPD are currently scarce. The …

Definition of a COPD self-management intervention: International Expert Group consensus

…, S Singh, R Zuwallack, R Benzo… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
There is an urgent need for consensus on what defines a chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) self-management intervention. We aimed to obtain consensus regarding the …

Health coaching and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehospitalization. A randomized study

R Benzo, K Vickers, PJ Novotny, S Tucker… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Hospital readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has
attracted attention owing to the burden to patients and the health care system. There is a …

[HTML][HTML] Complications of lung resection and exercise capacity: a meta-analysis

R Benzo, GA Kelley, L Recchi, A Hofman, F Sciurba - Respiratory medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
RATIONALE: While exercise capacity, expressed as maximal oxygen consumption (VO
2max ), has been proposed to be the best predictor of postoperative cardiopulmonary …

Development and feasibility of a self-management intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease delivered with motivational interviewing strategies

R Benzo, K Vickers, D Ernst, S Tucker… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Self-management is proposed as the standard of care in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), but details of the process and training required to deliver …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond pain in fibromyalgia: insights into the symptom of fatigue

A Vincent, RP Benzo, MO Whipple, SJ McAllister… - Arthritis research & …, 2013 - Springer
Fatigue is a disabling, multifaceted symptom that is highly prevalent and stubbornly persistent.
Although fatigue is a frequent complaint among patients with fibromyalgia, it has not …

Gait speed as a measure of functional status in COPD patients

C Karpman, R Benzo - International journal of chronic obstructive …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease associated with dyspnea, fatigue,
and exercise intolerance. The degree of functional debility and level of exercise capacity …

Preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation before lung cancer resection: results from two randomized studies

R Benzo, D Wigle, P Novotny, M Wetzstein, F Nichols… - Lung cancer, 2011 - Elsevier
Complete surgical resection is the most effective curative treatment for lung cancer. However,
many patients with lung cancer also have severe COPD which increases their risk of …

Activity monitoring and energy expenditure in COPD patients: a validation study

SA Patel, RP Benzo, WA Slivka… - COPD: Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing interest in the objective measurement of physical activity in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients due to the close relationship between physical …