Open Access<p>Mid-Term Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Cognitive Function in People with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Tristan Bonnevie,
Clément Medrinal,
Yann Combret,
David Debeaumont,
Bouchra Lamia,
Jean-François Muir,
A. Cuvelier,
Guillaume Prieur,
FrancisEdouard Gravier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s249409
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , cognition , montreal cognitive assessment , physical therapy , affect (linguistics) , pulmonary function testing , observational study , cognitive impairment , psychiatry , psychology , communication
Cognitive dysfunction is a common impairment associated with COPD. However, little is known about 1) its prevalence among those subjects referred for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), 2) how it may affect the benefit of PR, 3) whether PR improves cognitive function and 4) whether cognitive dysfunction affects the usability of telehealth technology usually used to deliver in-home PR.