Exercise Training-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Is Clinically Beneficial for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Author(s) -
Baruch Vainshelboim,
José Oliveira,
Liora Yehoshua,
Israela Weiss,
Benjamin D. Fox,
Oren Fruchter,
Mordechai R. Kramer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000367899
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary rehabilitation , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , pulmonary function testing , physical therapy , anaerobic exercise , quality of life (healthcare) , exercise intolerance , aerobic exercise , hypoxemia , interstitial lung disease , rehabilitation , lung , heart failure , nursing
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, devastating, interstitial lung disease, with few therapeutic options. IPF is characterized by pulmonary restriction, dyspnea, hypoxemia, exercise intolerance and poor quality of life (QOL).
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