title: [Effectiveness of three-stage rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive lung diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effectiveness of three-stage rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).
  
  
  METHODS
  An open randomized control trial included COLD patients divided into two groups. Group 1 patients have undergone three-stage rehabilitation: outpatient clinic-hospital-sanatorium, group 2 controls have undergone rehabilitation only in outpatient clinic. The condition of the patients was assessed by physical performance (bicycle exercise, 6-min walk test), external respiration function (spirography), tolerance to dyspnea (questionnaire) at the trial start and in 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18 months. Three-stage rehabilitation continued for 9 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Positive changes in physical performance and dyspnea tolerance were more pronounced in three-stage rehabilitation. This trend persisted for 9 months and than positive results got worse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Three-stage rehabilitation of COLD patients is highly effective and should be an essential part of COLD treatment policy.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Il'nitskiĭ
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Effektivnost' trekhétapnoĭ reabilitatsii patsientov s khronicheskimi obstruktivnymi bolezniami legkikh.