title: Pulmonary rehabilitation: a review of the recent literature.
abstract: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, comprehensive intervention that can be integrated into the management of individuals with chronic lung disease. It aims to reduce symptoms, optimize function, increase participation in daily life, and reduce health-care resource utilization. In this review, we summarize the new developments in PR over the past 5 years. Issues related to patient assessment include a comparison of cycle- and walking-based measures of exercise capacity, the emergence of multidimensional indices, the refinement of the minimal clinically important difference, and the importance of assessing physical activity. Issues related to exercise training focus on strategies to optimize the training load. We also comment on the acquisition of self-management skills, balance training, optimizing access, and maintaining gains following completion of PR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: roger.goldstein@westpark.org.
authors.forename: Roger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy and Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia; Lung Institute of Western Australia and Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Respiratory Diagnostic and Evaluation Services, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Dolmage
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D011788:Quality of Life