Holistic management of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis

A Oliveira, G Fabbri, T Gille, E Bargagli… - Breathe, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a complex interstitial lung disease that impacts
substantially on patients' daily lives, requiring personalised and integrated care. We …

Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD: A narrative review and call for further implementation in Saudi Arabia

AM Aldhahir, SM Alghamdi, JS Alqahtani… - Annals of thoracic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable
condition, in which outcomes can be improved with careful management. Pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Gaps in care of patients living with pulmonary fibrosis: a joint patient and expert statement on the results of a Europe-wide survey

CC Moor, MS Wijsenbeek, E Balestro… - ERJ Open …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and its most common form, idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF), are chronic, progressive diseases resulting in increasing loss of lung function …

Maintaining the benefits following pulmonary rehabilitation: achievable or not?

LM Spencer, ZJ McKeough - Respirology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity, health‐related quality of life
(HRQoL) and dyspnoea in patients with COPD and other lung conditions. Once PR is …

Impact of novel antifibrotic therapy on patient outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: patient selection and perspectives

BA Graney, JS Lee - Patient related outcome measures, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable, progressive fibrotic interstitial lung
disease, suffer an impaired quality of life due to symptoms, resultant functional limitations …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone app–based pulmonary rehabilitation for chemotherapy-treated patients with advanced lung cancer: Pilot study

S Park, JY Kim, JC Lee, HR Kim, S Song… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2019 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Advanced lung cancer patients often have chronic lung disease with reduced
exercise capacities and various symptoms leading to altered quality of life (QoL). No studies …

The impact of patient preference on attendance and completion rates at centre-based and mHealth pulmonary rehabilitation: a non-inferiority pragmatic clinical trial

S Candy, J Reeve, R Dobson, R Whittaker… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is vital in the management of chronic respiratory
disorders (CRDs) although uptake, attendance and completion are poor. Differing models of …

Pulmonary toxicants and fibrosis: innate and adaptive immune mechanisms

R Malaviya, HM Kipen, R Businaro, JD Laskin… - Toxicology and applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by destruction and remodeling of the lung due to an
accumulation of collagen and other extracellular matrix components in the tissue. This …

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in A ustralia and N ew Zealand: A position statement from the T horacic S ociety of A ustralia and N ew Z ealand and the L …

HE Jo, LK Troy, G Keir, DC Chambers, A Holland… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) of unknown
aetiology with a median survival of only 2–5 years. It is characterized by progressive …

Influence of pulmonary rehabilitation on symptoms of anxiety and depression in interstitial lung disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

B Luu, A Gupta, N Fabiano, S Wong, JG Fiedorowicz… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) cause fibrosis of lung parenchyma,
leading to impaired quality of life, dyspnea, and functional decline. Individuals with ILD …