PMID: 16509173Mar 3, 2006Paper

The trajectory of change over multiple outcome areas during comprehensive outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation

Chronic Respiratory Disease
R ZuWallackB Lahiri

Abstract

Although pulmonary rehabilitation has proven effectiveness in multiple outcome areas, the optimum duration of this intervention is not clear. We evaluated in an observational study the trajectory of change in upper and lower extremity exercise performance, exertional dyspnea and health status over the course of 12 weeks (24 sessions) of pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Demonstrating a plateau in response in these areas might be of practical use for pulmonary rehabilitation programs. We measured outcomes at baseline and at four-session (two week) intervals over the course of our comprehensive outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program. These included treadmill endurance time at approximately 85% of initial maximal workrate, the number of arm lifts per minute, dyspnea at isotime during treadmill walking and the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) total score. Thirteen patients with chronic obstructure pulmonary disease (COPD) (five male, eight female) were studied; their age was 66 +/- 8 years and their FEV1 was 34 +/- 11% of predicted. Improvement was noted in all four outcome areas very early in the course of pulmonary rehabilitation. Treadmill endurance time and a...Continue Reading

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