Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Jul 2008
Controlled Clinical TrialFemale and male chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with severe dyspnea do not profit less from pulmonary rehabilitation.
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an established component of COPD management. The lack of exercise performance improvement (EPI) in severely dyspnoeic patients (Medical Research Council [MRC] score 5) has been questioned. The data on the gender impact on EPI after PR remain scarce. ⋯ Patients with severe dyspnea did not benefit less from PR. Gender did not influence PR outcome in this study.