Quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improves after rehabilitation at home

Wijkstra, PJ; van Altena, Richard; Kraan, J; Otten, V; Postma, DS; H Koëter, G

doi:10.1183/09031936.94.07020269

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Quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improves after rehabilitation at home

Published in European Respiratory Journal • Feb 1, 1994

Authors:

PJ Wijkstra

Richard van Altena

J Kraan

Abstract

We have developed a rehabilitation programme at home and have investigated its effects on quality of life (QOL), lung function, and exercise tolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We studied 43 patients with severe airflow obstruction: forced expiratory volume in on...

Subject

Medicine

Rehabilitation

Physical therapy

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