Respiratory rehabilitation in elderly patients with COVID-19: A randomized controlled study

K Liu, W Zhang, Y Yang, J Zhang, Y Li… - … therapies in clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Different degrees of disorders are reported in respiratory function, physical
function and psychological function in patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Extra-pulmonary manifestations of COPD and the role of pulmonary rehabilitation: a symptom-centered approach

A Machado, A Marques, C Burtin - Expert review of respiratory …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and
heterogenous disease that is associated with a range of respiratory and non-respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review

S Souto-Miranda, G Rodrigues, MA Spruit… - Annals of Physical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The magnitude of response to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is influenced by
the selection of outcomes and measures. Objectives This systematic review aimed to review …

An improvised pulmonary telerehabilitation program for postacute COVID-19 patients would be feasible and acceptable in a low-resource setting

FM Bickton, E Chisati, J Rylance… - American journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Postacute COVID-19 patients are at risk of long-term functional impairment, and the
rehabilitation community is calling for action preparing for a “tsunami of rehabilitation needs” …

Minimal clinically important difference for quadriceps muscle strength in people with COPD following pulmonary rehabilitation

A Oliveira, P Rebelo, C Paixão, C Jácome… - COPD: Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Quadriceps strength training is a key component of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Clinical
interpretability of changes in muscle strength following PR is however limited due to the lack …

The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) measurement system: guidance for use in research and clinical practice

KA Webster, JD Peipert, LF Lent, J Bredle… - Handbook of Quality of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Since 1988, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)
Measurement System has evolved from a cancer-specific measure of health-related quality …

Establishment of minimal clinically important improvement for patient-reported symptoms to define recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

W Xu, W Dai, Z Gao, XS Wang, L Tang, Y Pu… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to define a threshold of minimal clinically important
improvement (MCII) for interpreting patient condition following video-assisted thoracoscopic …

Randomised, controlled, open-label pragmatic trial evaluating changes in functional exercise capacity after primary care PUlmonary REhabilitation in patients with …

T Volckaerts, D Vissers, C Burtin, X Van Meerbeeck… - Bmj Open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Long COVID is a prevalent condition with many multisystemic symptoms, such
as fatigue, dyspnoea, muscle weakness, anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties …

COPD-related fatigue: a scoping review

LA Clark, R Reed, KN Corazzini, S Zhu… - Clinical Nursing …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Millions of people worldwide have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and one
of the most common and troublesome symptoms that must be managed is fatigue. While …

Integrating palliative care education in pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomized controlled study protocol

MA Mendes, DJA Janssen, A Marques - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Palliative care addresses multiple unmet needs of people with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and their family …