Outcome measurement in pulmonary rehabilitation.
The measurement of outcomes of therapy is becoming ever more important as part of the overall management of an individual patient. This is particularly true when considering pulmonary rehabilitation for a patient with chronic lung disease. Health, clinical, and behavioral domains should be assessed when evaluating the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation. This assessment of outcomes can be easily made using currently available tools.
Carlin
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Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome