Background Uncertainty exists regarding the clinical relevance of exercise training across
the range of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Objective To establish the impact of exercise …

Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is characterised by exertional dyspnoea, exercise
limitation and reduced quality of life. The role of exercise training in this diverse patient …

Background Recent evidences show that Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is effective in
patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). It is still unclear whether disease severity and/or …

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is characterised by reduced functional capacity,
dyspnoea and exercise‐induced hypoxia. Physical training is beneficial for people with …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation improves functional capacity and symptoms in the
interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), however there is marked variation in outcomes between …

Background Few data are available on the long-term effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)
and on long PR programs in interstitial lung diseases (ILD). We aimed to evaluate the effects …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation improves outcomes in patients with interstitial lung
disease (ILD), however it is unclear whether these effects are long lasting and which …

Purpose Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, devastating, lung disease, with few
therapeutic options. Data are limited with respect to the long-term effect of exercise training …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of chronic respiratory diseases characterized by
dyspnoea on exertion and decline in health-related quality of life (HRQL). People with ILD …

Exercise limitation is a cardinal feature of the interstitial lung diseases and is frequently
associated with marked dyspnoea on exertion. People with interstitial lung disease exhibit a …