Although participation in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves the health outcomes in
patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), there are insufficient …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is beneficial for some, but not all, patients
with chronic lung disease. OBJECTIVES: To determine the success rate of a comprehensive …

PURPOSE: To determine whether there is any difference in the effect of pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) on outcomes in patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease exacerbation (COPDE) on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) participation …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is efficacious in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). As completion rates of PR are poor, we wished to assess …

Although the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) have been demonstrated in patients
with COPD, most studies suggest that short-term programs are insufficient to maintain the …

This study aims to compare demographic and clinical characteristics of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who complete and fail to complete outpatient …

Background Despite known benefits, a significant proportion of patients with COPD do not
complete pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Little is known regarding which factors promote …

Introduction Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) patients with severely impaired health status are poorly documented since …

Objective: The optimum method for sustaining the benefits gained from pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) has not been determined. In this report the authors describe the 4‐year …