Pulmonary hypertension and home-based (PHAHB) exercise intervention: protocol for a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Novel therapies for pulmonary hypertension (PH) have improved survival and slowed disease progression. However, patients still present with symptoms of exertional dyspnoea and fatigue, which impacts their ability to perform activities of daily living, reduces exercise tolerance and impairs their quality of life (QoL). Exercise training has shown to be safe and effective at enhancing QoL and physical function in PH patients, yet it remains an underused adjunct therapy. Most exercise training for PH patients has been offered through hospital-based programmes. Home-based exercise programmes provide an alternative model that has the potential to increase the availability and accessibility of exercise training as an adjunct therapy in PH. The purpose of this study is to inv

SUBMITTER: McCormack C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112432 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature