How to adapt the pulmonary rehabilitation programme to patients with chronic respiratory disease other than COPD.

ABSTRACT: Dyspnoea, fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance, peripheral muscle dysfunction and mood disorders are common features of many chronic respiratory disorders. Pulmonary rehabilitation successfully treats these manifestations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emerging evidence suggests that these benefits could be extended to other chronic respiratory conditions, although adaptations to the standard programme format may be required. Whilst the benefits of exercise training are well established in asthma, pulmonary rehabilitation can also provide evidence-based interventions including breathing techniques and self-management training. In interstitial lung disease, a small number of trials show improved exercise capacity, symptoms and quality of life following pulmonary rehabili

SUBMITTER: Holland AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639174 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature