The evidence-based British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR) in adults was published in 2013. 1 There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of …

Background Exercise training as a component of pulmonary rehabilitation improves health‐
related quality of life (HRQL) and exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive …

Long-term mechanical ventilation is a well-established treatment for chronic hypercapnic
respiratory failure (CHRF). It is aimed at improving CHRF-related symptoms, health-related …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a common cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD and respiratory failure, whether acute or chronic …

Background and objective: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF) characteristically have exercise intolerance …

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used in addition to exercise training in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the purpose to allow them to train at higher …

Background and objective The role of non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) during exercise training
(ET) in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) is still unclear. The aim of this study …

Recently, there has been increasing interest in the use of non invasive ventilation (NIV) to
increase exercise capacity. In individuals with COPD, NIV during exercise reduces …

Objective To assess evidence for the effectiveness of aerobic exercise training (AET) on the
autonomic function (AF) outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Background and Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a life limiting
condition with a long list of serious psychosocial consequences, aggravating with illness …