Journal article
Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Psychosocial Morbidity in Patients With Severe COPD
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on psychosocial morbidity, functional exercise capacity, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with severe COPD.
DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial with blinding of outcome assessment and data analysis.
Authors
Güell R; Resqueti V; Sangenis M; Morante F; Martorell B; Casan P; Guyatt GH
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 129, No. 4, pp. 899–904
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2006
DOI
10.1378/chest.129.4.899
ISSN
0012-3692