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 …

Question: Does preoperative intervention in people undergoing cardiac surgery reduce
pulmonary complications, shorten length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) or hospital …

This article aimed to analyse the outcome of self-management randomised control trials and
their impact upon chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients' health outcomes using …

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

Objective To characterize and explain variation in the comparative effectiveness of self-care
interventions on relevant outcomes of chronic illness compared with controls. Design Meta …

According to the 2013 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement
on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), education to promote effective self-management is a …

Adult-onset asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major public
health burdens. This review presents a comprehensive synopsis of their epidemiology …

Higher levels of exercise capacity and physical activity are desired outcomes in the
comprehensive management of the COPD patient. In addition, improvements in exercise …

Purpose With the limited reach of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and low levels of daily
physical activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a need exists to increase …

Purpose Both exercise and self-management are advocated in pulmonary rehabilitation for
people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The widely used 6-week, group …