title: Approaches to outcome assessment in pulmonary rehabilitation.
abstract: A comprehensive assessment is the foundation of a successful pulmonary rehabilitation programme. There is a broad selection of outcome measures that tend to be categorized into measures of exercise performance (including measures of strength) quality of life (health status), psychological well-being, nutritional status and more recently knowledge and self-efficacy. There is a growing interest in the measurement of physical activity too, although this is a current line of research activity. A sophisticated suite of outcomes allows the rehabilitation program to be personalised to the individual and deliver effective rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Exercise and Rehabilitation Science, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK. Electronic address: Sally.singh@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Assessment; Outcomes; Pulmonary rehabilitation