title: Pulmonary rehabilitation: timing, location, and duration.
abstract: Pulmonary rehabilitation programs vary in terms of duration and location. Differences also exists in the patients who are judged eligible for rehabilitation. This article reviews the options clinicians have to organize programs in terms of who should be referred, when, where, and for how long. There are several risk factors for lack of uptake and non-adherence to programs. Logistical aspects are also an important barrier. In terms of election, patients with muscle dysfunction are likely the best candidates for exercise training. Patients with exercise-induced symptoms and those after exacerbations should also be referred.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: thierry.troosters@med.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Troosters
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Miek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hornikx
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Heleen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demeyer
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Camillo
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Janssens
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000145:classification; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods
keywords: Duration; Exacerbation; Location; Muscle dysfunction; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Timing