Effect of a Three-Week Inpatient Rehabilitation Program on 544 Consecutive Patients with Very Severe COPD: A Retrospective Analysis
Author(s) -
Timm Greulich,
Andreas Rembert Koczulla,
Christoph Nell,
Katharina Kehr,
Claus Vogelmeier,
D Stojanovic,
Michael Wittmann,
Konrad Schultz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000436979
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , pulmonary disease , pulmonary function testing , rehabilitation , physical therapy , retrospective cohort study , nursing
Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity, symptoms, and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, and is therefore recommended in all stages of the disease. However, there are insufficient data on patients with very severe disease.
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