Field walking tests are commonly employed to evaluate exercise capacity, assess prognosis
and evaluate treatment response in chronic respiratory diseases. In recent years, there has …

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

Background and objective The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines)
is to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation …

The aim was to study the overall content and organisational aspects of pulmonary
rehabilitation programmes from a global perspective in order to get an initial appraisal on …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term that covers many
clinical subtypes with clearly different pulmonary and extra-pulmonary characteristics, but …

Pulmonary complications in CTD are common and can involve the interstitium, airways,
pleura and pulmonary vasculature. ILD can occur in all CTD (CTD‐ILD), and may vary from …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction leads to reduction in activity in patients with COPD. As an
essential part of the management of COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) alleviates …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an obstructive and progressive airway
disease associated with an important reduction in daily physical activity and psychological …

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are characterized by exertional dyspnoea, exercise
limitation and reduced health‐related quality of life (QoL). Exercise training is essential for …

It is now recognised that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous
disease with many systemic features. Cardiovascular, metabolic, musculoskeletal and …