Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

FJ Martinez, HR Collard, A Pardo, G Raghu… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive lung disease characterized by
progressive lung scarring and the histological picture of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). It …

Preoperative exercise training for patients with non‐small cell lung cancer

V Cavalheri, C Granger - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Surgical resection for early stage non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) offers
the best chance of cure, but is associated with a risk of postoperative pulmonary …

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive lung disease 2017 report. GOLD executive summary

CF Vogelmeier, GJ Criner, FJ Martinez… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

Home-based rehabilitation for COPD using minimal resources: a randomised, controlled equivalence trial

AE Holland, A Mahal, CJ Hill, AL Lee, AT Burge… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is a cornerstone of care for COPD but uptake of
traditional centre-based programmes is poor. We assessed whether home-based pulmonary …

A randomized phase II feasibility trial of a multimodal intervention for the management of cachexia in lung and pancreatic cancer

TS Solheim, BJA Laird, TR Balstad… - Journal of cachexia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer cachexia is a syndrome of weight loss (including muscle and fat),
anorexia, and decreased physical function. It has been suggested that the optimal treatment …

Australian and N ew Z ealand P ulmonary R ehabilitation G uidelines

JA Alison, ZJ McKeough, K Johnston… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines)
is to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation …

The evidence of benefits of exercise training in interstitial lung disease: a randomised controlled trial

LM Dowman, CF McDonald, CJ Hill, AL Lee, K Barker… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
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 …

Home-based maintenance tele-rehabilitation reduces the risk for acute exacerbations of COPD, hospitalisations and emergency department visits

M Vasilopoulou, AI Papaioannou… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) remains grossly underutilised by suitable patients worldwide.
We investigated whether home-based maintenance tele-rehabilitation will be as effective as …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary rehabilitation referral and participation are commonly influenced by environment, knowledge, and beliefs about consequences: a systematic …

NS Cox, CC Oliveira, A Lahham, AE Holland - Journal of physiotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Question What are the barriers and enablers of referral, uptake, attendance and completion
of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Responsiveness and MCID estimates for CAT, CCQ, and HADS in patients with COPD undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation: a prospective analysis

DE Smid, FME Franssen, S Houben-Wilke… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Pulmonary rehabilitation enhances health status and mood status in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim was to determine the …