Effect of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation on functional capacity in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the common types of interstitial lung disease having high prevalence and mortality worldwide. As a result of patient-centred hindering factors of adherence to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), home-based PR is an alternate mode of rehabilitating individuals with IPF. This systematic review will evaluate the effectiveness of unsupervised home-based PR on functional capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in individuals with IPF.

Methods

Clinically stable, high resolution computed tomography and physician diagnosed IPF participants having modified Medical Research Council score below 5 will be considered for the systematic review. Studies involving home-based PR as an intervention to treat individua

SUBMITTER: Amin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8591795 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature