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Female and male chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with severe dyspnea do not profit less from pulmonary rehabilitation

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Institution
Silesian Centre for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland.
Institution Typology
Hospital
Country
Poland
Description
Intervention design: Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients. People involved: 263 COPD patients. Identified barriers: Severe dyspnea. Sustainability: Long-term health improvement. Transferability: Applicable to different dyspnea levels
Disease
COPD
Activity level
Low
Activity Typology
Rehabilitation section-based activities
Motivation Tools
Not available
Innovation
Pulmonary rehabilitation for severe dyspnea patients.
Evaluation System
Quantifiable results: Exercise capacity improvement.
Presence of comparison group: Yes, by dyspnea severity.
Assessment
Improvements in exercise capacity and dyspnea levels.
References
Lizak MK, Singh S, Lubina S, Zembala M. Female and male chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with severe dyspnea do not profit less from pulmonary rehabilitation. Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2008;118(7-8):413-418.
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Carla Raposo, ULSSM - Portugal (PT)
I consider it necessary to provide a better description of the study design, namely the type of exercises to be carried out and the measurement instruments recommended for evaluating the results.