Pulmonary rehabilitation

Eur Respir Rev. 2014 Mar 1;23(131):55-63. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00008013.

Abstract

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 pulmonary rehabilitation. This review summarises some of the main findings of peer-reviewed articles focusing on pulmonary rehabilitation that were published in the 12 months prior to the 2013 Annual Congress.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Lung / physiopathology*
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / epidemiology
  • Lung Diseases / physiopathology
  • Lung Diseases / rehabilitation*
  • Patient Compliance
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Recovery of Function
  • Respiratory Therapy / methods*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome