Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and quality of life in underweight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ABSTRACT Background and objective: An estimated 20–40% of COPD patients are underweight. We sought to confirm the physiological and psychosocial benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes (PRP) in underweight compared with non‐underweight patients with COPD. Methods: Twenty‐two underweight CO...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2011-02, Vol.16 (2), p.276-283
Hauptverfasser:	LAN, Chou-Chin, YANG, Mei-Chen, LEE, Chih-Hsin, HUANG, Yi-Chih, HUANG, Chun-Yao, HUANG, Kuo-Liang, WU, Yao-Kuang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Exercise - physiology exercise capacity Exercise Therapy Female Humans Male Middle Aged Muscle Strength - physiology Oxygen Consumption - physiology Oxygen Inhalation Therapy Physical Endurance - physiology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - rehabilitation pulmonary rehabilitation Quality of Life Respiratory Function Tests Thinness - physiopathology underweight
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACT Background and objective: An estimated 20–40% of COPD patients are underweight. We sought to confirm the physiological and psychosocial benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes (PRP) in underweight compared with non‐underweight patients with COPD. Methods: Twenty‐two underweight COPD patients with BMI
ISSN:	1323-7799 1440-1843
DOI:	10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01895.x