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Return to all articles Return to previous page Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program: Effect on exercise tolerance and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients Resource Type: Research Papers 0 Comments This is a randomized clinical trial of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in a sample of 39 individuals with COPD. Subjects in the intervention group were assigned to home-based PR for two months in addition to standard of care. Researchers identified significant improvements in 6-minute walk distance, health-related quality of life and COPD health outcomes measures for those in the treatment group. View Resource Citation: Ghanem M, ELaal EA, Mehany M, Tolba K. Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program: Effect on exercise tolerance and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2010; 5(1):18-25. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841804/. Accessed March 25, 2020. behavioral health exacerbations exercise hospitalization oxygen patient education patient experience post-acute care promising practices pulmonary rehabilitation readmission treatment No Comments You need to login to comment.
Return to all articles Return to previous page Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program: Effect on exercise tolerance and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients Resource Type: Research Papers 0 Comments This is a randomized clinical trial of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in a sample of 39 individuals with COPD. Subjects in the intervention group were assigned to home-based PR for two months in addition to standard of care. Researchers identified significant improvements in 6-minute walk distance, health-related quality of life and COPD health outcomes measures for those in the treatment group. View Resource Citation: Ghanem M, ELaal EA, Mehany M, Tolba K. Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program: Effect on exercise tolerance and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2010; 5(1):18-25. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841804/. Accessed March 25, 2020. behavioral health exacerbations exercise hospitalization oxygen patient education patient experience post-acute care promising practices pulmonary rehabilitation readmission treatment No Comments You need to login to comment.
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