Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Subjects With COPD: A Randomized Study.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to develop an efficient, low-cost, home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program and to evaluate the impact of the program on exercise as measured by the 6-min walk test (6MWT) and treadmill endurance test. METHODS: Twenty-nine subjects with COPD (FEV1 = 62.4 ± 10...

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 526 - 533
Main Authors: Pradella, Cristiane O, Belmonte, Graziela M, Maia, Marcilene N, Delgado, Cionéia S, Luise, Ana Paula T, Nascimento, Oliver A, Gazzotti, Mariana R, Jardim, José R
Format: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Apr2015
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