Mid-Term Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Cognitive Function in People with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

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.

Patients and methods

Fifty-six subjects with stable COPD (54% females, mean age 62 years (SD 9) and median FEV₁ 0.9 L (IQR 0.7 to 1.1)) participated in this multicenter observational study and performed 24 sessions of PR. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment tool (MoCA) was used to assess the occurrence of mild cognitive dysfunction (using a screening cutoff <26) at baseline, compl

SUBMITTER: Bonnevie T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245438 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature