Open AccessA 1-Month Physical Therapy–Based Outpatient Program for Adults Awaiting Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis of Exercise Capacity, Symptoms, and Quality of Life
Author(s) -
Rebecca Byrd,
Patrick J. Smith,
Omar Mohamedaly,
Laurie D. Snyder,
Amy M. Pastva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2374-8907
pISSN - 1541-7891
DOI - 10.1097/cpt.0000000000000087
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , lung transplantation , rehabilitation , pulmonary rehabilitation , transplantation , demographics , depression (economics) , demography , nursing , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Rehabilitation can improve health outcomes in candidates for lung transplantation. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the effect of a one-month physical therapy (PT)-based outpatient program on exercise capacity, symptoms, quality of life and examine predictors of functional outcome changes in adults awaiting lung transplantation.