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Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 24 February 2015

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Summary

A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing pulmonary rehabilitation with usual care in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It supports rehabilitation as a core part of COPD management, with benefits for breathlessness, fatigue, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life, and underpins respiratory therapy and physiotherapy practice.

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Authors

  • Bernard McCarthyNational University of Ireland Galway; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Aras Moyola Galway Co. Galway Ireland
  • Dympna CaseyNational University of Ireland Galway; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Aras Moyola Galway Co. Galway Ireland
  • Declan DevaneNational University of Ireland Galway; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Aras Moyola Galway Co. Galway Ireland
  • Kathy MurphyNational University of Ireland Galway; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Aras Moyola Galway Co. Galway Ireland
  • Edel MurphyNational University of Ireland Galway; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Aras Moyola Galway Co. Galway Ireland
  • Yves LacasseInstitut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval; 2725 Chemin Sainte-Foy Québec QC Canada G1V 4G5

Cite this work

McCarthy B, Casey D, Devane D, Murphy K, Murphy E, Lacasse Y. Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015;2015(4). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003793.pub3

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