BMJ 2004;329 (20 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7476.0
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation improves COPD
Early pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and health status of patients after acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Man and colleagues (p 1209) randomised 42 patients to an eight week outpatient rehabilitation programme within 10 days of hospital discharge or usual care. After three months patients who received the intervention were significantly more mobile, reported less dyspnoea and fatigue, and scored better on self administered, disease specific questionnaires.
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