Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD

Improves exercise capacity

Reduces the perceived intensity of breathlessness

Improves health-related quality of life

Reduces the number of hospitalizations and days in the hospital

Reduces anxiety and depression associated with COPD

Strength and endurance training of the upper limbs improves arm function

Benefits extend well beyond the immediate period of training

Improves survival

Respiratory muscle training is beneficial, especially when combined with general exercise training

Improves recovery after hospitalization for an exacerbation^[1]

Enhances the effect of long-acting bronchodilators

Reference:

Puhan MA, Gimeno-Santos E, Scharplatz M, et al. Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011.

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