Pulmonary Rehabilitation - PR

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation programs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have existed for more than 30 years. The American College of Chest Physicians in 1974 defined pulmonary rehabilitation and described aspects of care for patients with respiratory impairments. The American Thoracic Society incorporated these into an official position statement in 1981. More recently, the 2006 ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation.

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a comprehensive intervention designed to improve the physical and psychological condition of people with chronic respiratory disease and promote the long-term adherence to health-enhancing behaviours. During the 2013 European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain, a Clinical Year in Review session was held focusing on the latest developments in pulm...

Pulmonary rehabilitation: 
course report

Delegates of an @ERStalk course on pulmonary rehabilitation describe their experiences http://ow.ly/VVp030fGC1x.

Tele-pulmonary rehabilitation

Background and objectives: COPD Guidelines recommend that programmes of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) are tailored to individuals to improve symptoms, quality of life and self management. Accessing PR is dependent on travelling to classes. Many people, who live in rural areas, are socially isolated, or who live with severe disease that reduces mobility, are unable to travel far. Patients in Sco...