title: Pulmonary rehabilitation for respiratory disorders other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an important therapeutic intervention that should no longer be considered suitable only for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A strong rationale exists for providing PR to persons with a broad range of respiratory disorders other than COPD. Evidence shows that PR for these patients is feasible, safe and effective. A disease-relevant approach should be undertaken, based on individual patients' needs. Further research is needed to better understand the optimal program content, duration and outcomes measures, to enable diverse patients to achieve maximal benefits of PR.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, Building LCI-105, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: carolyn.rochester@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Carolyn L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Rochester
authors.affiliation: Duke Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Duke University School of Medicine, 1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 25B, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fairburn
authors.affiliation: Duke Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Duke University School of Medicine, 1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 25B, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Crouch
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Asthma; Cystic fibrosis; Dyspnea; Exercise training; Interstitial lung disease; Lung cancer; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Quality of life