Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Nov 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial[Benefits of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
The benefits of a domiciliary program of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are uncertain. We aimed to assess the short- and medium-term efficacy of such a program in this clinical setting. ⋯ Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with severe to very severe COPD and severe functional incapacity leads to improvements in exercise tolerance and health-related quality of life that are maintained at 6 months.