Efficacy of a long-term pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance program for COPD patients in a real-life setting: a 5-year cohort study
Abstract Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Maintenance programs can sustain the benefits for 12 to 24 months. Yet, the long-term effects (> 12 months) of...
Main Authors: | Léo Blervaque, Christian Préfaut, Hélène Forthin, Francis Maffre, Marion Bourrelier, Nelly Héraud, Matthias Catteau, Pascal Pomiès, Dany Jaffuel, Nicolas Molinari, Maurice Hayot, Fares Gouzi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01674-3 |
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