title: Standards for quality care in respiratory rehabilitation in patients with chronic pulmonary disease. Quality Healthcare Committee. Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR).
abstract: Respiratory rehabilitation (RR) has been shown to be effective with a high level of evidence in terms of improving symptoms, exertion capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with COPD and in some patients with diseases other than COPD. According to international guidelines, RR is basically indicated in all patients with chronic respiratory symptoms, and the type of program offered depends on the symptoms themselves. As requested by the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR), we have created this document with the aim to unify the criteria for quality care in RR. The document is organized into sections: indications for RR, evaluation of candidates, program components, characteristics of RR programs and the role of the administration in the implementation of RR. In each section, we have distinguished 5 large disease groups: COPD, chronic respiratory diseases other than COPD with limiting dyspnea, hypersecretory diseases, neuromuscular diseases with respiratory symptoms and patients who are candidates for thoracic surgery for lung resection.
authors: Departament de Pneumologia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. mguellr@santpau.cat
authors: Maria Rosa
authors: MR
authors: Güell
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Cejudo
authors: Gema
authors: G
authors: Rodríguez-Trigo
authors: Juan Bautista
authors: JB
authors: Gàldiz
authors: Vinyet
authors: V
authors: Casolive
authors: Mônica
authors: M
authors: Regueiro
authors: Juan Jose
authors: JJ
authors: Soler-Cataluña
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D011788:Quality of Life; D011996:Records; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013030:Spain