Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than half of patients with COPD deemed suitable for pulmonary rehabilitation received a referral to a ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a comprehensive outpatient program of exercise and education for people with COPD. It involves training people on the following aspects: exercise, breathing techniques, ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is an evidence-based therapy that improves the pulmonary and extra pulmonary consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with all levels of disease ...

Virtual reality (VR) combined with pulmonary rehabilitation was more effective than pulmonary rehabilitation alone in improving the pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and mental health of patients ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation within 3 weeks of hospital discharge for COPD exacerbations improved exercise capacity and health-related QOL as well as hospital readmissions. Initiating outpatient pulmonary ...

Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation is a safe, effective alternative to traditional pulmonary rehabilitation programs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also require ...

Patients who are hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rarely receive post-acute pulmonary rehabilitation. But greater participation in rehab would improve these patients’ health and ...

Patients with COPD who did a post-PR exercise program performed better in sit-to-stand and physical activity tests, but no effect was seen in HRQoL or COPD symptoms. Doing a community-based physical ...

Using a care pathway focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to shorter hospital stays, increased referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation, and improved standardization of care, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two-fifths of Medicare beneficiaries with COPD in the U.S. have poor or limited access to pulmonary ...

Roughly 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only a fraction have access to a lifesaving treatment called pulmonary rehabilitation. COPD is a family of diseases, ...