title: Pulmonary rehabilitation.
abstract: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a comprehensive intervention designed to improve the physical and psychological condition of people with chronic respiratory disease and promote the long-term adherence to health-enhancing behaviours. During the 2013 European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain, a Clinical Year in Review session was held focusing on the latest developments in pulmonary rehabilitation. This review summarises some of the main findings of peer-reviewed articles focusing on pulmonary rehabilitation that were published in the 12 months prior to the 2013 Annual Congress.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Research and Education, CIRO+, Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands. 2 REVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED - Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Martijn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Spruit
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome