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

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity, health-related
quality of life (HRQoL) and dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

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 …

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 …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is known to be a beneficial treatment for COPD
patients. To date, however, there is no agreement for how long a rehabilitation program …

Objectives Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) provides benefit for patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in terms of quality of life (QoL) and exercise capacity; …

BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes have been shown to improve both
exercise tolerance and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

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

BACKGROUND: The aim was to evaluate the outcomes of a comprehensive pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to establish …