Pulmonary rehabilitation plays an essential role in the management of symptomatic patients
with COPD. The benefits of rehabilitation include a decrease in dyspnoea and fatigue, and …

Introduction Significant physical sequelae exist for some survivors of a critical illness. There
are, however, few studies that have examined specific interventions to improve their …

Background Exercise training is recommended for non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis,
but the long-term effects are unclear. This randomised controlled trial aimed to determine the …

Abstract Indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States of
America (USA) have a higher burden of chronic lung disease than non-Indigenous people …

PURPOSE: To determine whether an early rehabilitation program was safe and feasible for
patients during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background Although the burden of cardiopulmonary diseases in the Aboriginal community
is high, utilisation of rehabilitation services has been poor. We evaluated the uptake and …

Abstract Objective A Modified Incremental Step Test (MIST) performed in the home may
facilitate entirely home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs. The aims of this study …

Background Poor uptake and adherence are problematic for hospital-based pulmonary and
heart failure rehabilitation programs, often because of access difficulties. The aims of this …

Background Interstitial lung disease is a debilitating condition associated with significant
dyspnoea, fatigue, and poor exercise tolerance. Pulmonary rehabilitation is an effective and …

Background The aim of the study was to assess four evidence-based assessments utilising
exercise challenges that induce breathlessness, each with progressively less demanding …