Background Evidence increasingly suggested that impaired respiratory function remained in
about 40% of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after discharge …

Background Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or post-COVID-19 will
probably have a need for rehabilitation during and directly after the hospitalisation. Data on …

Objectives To investigate superiority of a telerehabilitation programme for COVID-19
(TERECO) over no rehabilitation with regard to exercise capacity, lower limb muscle …

Importance Preserving functional capacity is a key element in the care continuum for
patients with esophagogastric cancer. Prehabilitation, a preoperative conditioning …

Abstract Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors are reporting residual
abnormalities after discharge from hospital. Limited information is available about this stage …

The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used test for the objective assessment of
functional exercise capacity for the management of patients with moderate-to-severe …

Background Age-related loss of muscle, sarcopenia, is recognised as a clinical syndrome
with multiple contributing factors. International European Working Group on Sarcopenia in …

Rationale: This is the first multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the
effectiveness and safety of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (EBV) in patients with little to no …

Background Frailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with
adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease …

Background Widespread application of pulmonary rehabilitation (also known as respiratory
rehabilitation) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be preceded by …