The effects of maintenance schedules following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial

M. Wilson, Andrew; Browne, Paula; Olive, Sandra; Clark, Allan; Galey, P.; Dix, Emma; Woodhouse, H.; Robinson, Sue; Wilson, Ed; Staunton, Lindi

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005921

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The effects of maintenance schedules following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial

Published in BMJ Open • Mar 1, 2015

Authors:

Andrew M. Wilson

Paula Browne

Sandra Olive

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) provides benefit for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in terms of quality of life (QoL) and exercise capacity; however, the effects diminish over time. Our aim was to evaluate a maintenance programme for patients who had completed P...

Subject

Medicine

Pulmonary rehabilitation

COPD

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