Rehabilitation is now an integral part of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
management. The objective of the study was to determine predictors of nonadherence to a …

BACKGROUND: We know little about long-term exercise behavior and adherence in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). PURPOSE: The study's …

PURPOSE To examine whether maintenance training (MT) for 1 year improved the long-
term effects of a 7-week chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rehabilitation …

Background: Improvements in health status following pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) diminish
with time. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs) negatively impact adherence after PR …

Purpose: Adherence to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is low. This qualitative study used the
PRECEDE model to identify predisposing (intrapersonal), reinforcing (interpersonal), and …

The aim of the present study was to describe the perspectives of individuals with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who participated in a minimally supervised …

Rationale: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the benefits of pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) tend to wane over time. Whether maintenance techniques may help …

Aims: To explore the attitudes of people with COPD to exercise and reasons for non-
concordance with exercise maintenance post-pulmonary rehabilitation. Methods: A …

PURPOSE The benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) diminish over 12 to 24 months
following program completion. In many jurisdictions, patients may be offered a repeat …

Background and objective Dropout or lack of response is an important issue in pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR), which underlines the need to identify predictors of dropout and response …