Use of exercise testing in the evaluation of interventional efficacy: an official ERS statement

L Puente-Maestu, P Palange… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This document reviews 1) the measurement properties of commonly used exercise tests in
patients with chronic respiratory diseases and 2) published studies on their utilty and/or …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealthcare in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis on physical outcomes and dyspnea

S Lundell, Å Holmner, B Rehn, A Nyberg, K Wadell - Respiratory medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Only a minority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
have access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Home-based solutions such as …

Defining modern pulmonary rehabilitation. An official American Thoracic Society workshop report

AE Holland, NS Cox, L Houchen-Wolloff… - Annals of the …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a highly effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease
but remains underused across the world. Recent years have seen the emergence of new …

An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation

MA Spruit, SJ Singh, C Garvey… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the
management of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American …

British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: accredited by NICE

CE Bolton, EF Bevan-Smith, JD Blakey, P Crowe… - Thorax, 2013 - thorax.bmj.com
Aim Pulmonary rehabilitation has established itself as a key management strategy in people
with chronic respiratory disease. The role of pulmonary rehabilitation has recently been …

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 …

The past, present and future of pulmonary rehabilitation

T Troosters, A Blondeel, W Janssens… - Respirology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant evidence supports the use of pulmonary rehabilitation as a treatment for stable
and exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Several questions around the …

Effectiveness, attendance, and completion of an integrated, system-wide pulmonary rehabilitation service for COPD: prospective observational study

L Hogg, R Garrod, H Thornton… - COPD: Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is one of the most effective treatments for COPD but not widely
available. Uptake is poor and completion rates are low. In this integrated PR service we …

British thoracic society clinical statement on pulmonary rehabilitation

W Man, E Chaplin, E Daynes, A Drummond, RA Evans… - Thorax, 2023 - thorax.bmj.com
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 …

Sample size estimation for randomised controlled trials with repeated assessment of patient-reported outcomes: what correlation between baseline and follow-up …

SJ Walters, RM Jacques… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are now frequently used in
randomised controlled trials (RCTs) as primary endpoints. RCTs are longitudinal, and many …