Open AccessAge does not hamper the response to pulmonary rehabilitation of COPD patients
Author(s) -
Francesco Di Meo,
Claudio Pedone,
S. Lubich,
C Pizzoli,
Marco Traballesi,
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afn126
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary rehabilitation , pulmonary disease , pulmonary function testing , physical therapy , rehabilitation , respiratory system , intensive care medicine
pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves health status and exercise tolerance, but not respiratory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our objective was to identify predictors of improvement in the 6-min walked distance (6'WD) in elderly COPD patients after PR.
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