Journal article
Pulmonary Rehabilitation at the Time of the COPD Exacerbation
Abstract
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is associated with improvements in exercise capacity, health related quality of life, psychological symptoms and response to utilization. Acute exacerbations threaten these improvements. An awareness of the clinical sequelae of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease enables approaches, such as early post exacerbation rehabilitation to mitigate its negative effects.
Authors
Goldstein R; Brooks D
Journal
Clinics in Chest Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 391–398
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.ccm.2014.02.005
ISSN
0272-5231