A 1-Month Physical Therapy–Based Outpatient Program for Adults Awaiting Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Analysis of Exercise Capacity, Symptoms, and Quality of Life | Zendy

Rebecca Byrd | Zendy; Patrick J. Smith | Zendy; Omar Mohamedaly | Zendy; Laurie D. Snyder | Zendy; Amy M. Pastva | Zendy

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A 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 - 2018

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.

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