Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia
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G Ital Med Lav Ergon · Feb 2018
[Care-Related intervention in Rehabilitative Pneumology: Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Broncopneumopathies (COPD) can benefit from a multidisciplinary approach?]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable and treatable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. Cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, depression/anxiety, musculoskeletal impairment and obstructive sleep apnea are frequent and important comorbidities in COPD, often under-diagnosed, and associated with poor health status and prognosis. ⋯ In conclusion, an overarching approach to diagnosis, assessment of severity of COPD and its frequent comorbidities should guide to a multidisciplinary and synergic approach in terms of pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of a systemic inflammatory syndrome.