Effect of once weekly pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in patients with chronic lung disease

B. M. O'Neill; D. Johnston; N. Burrell; P. A. Grace

doi:10.1007/BF03167784

Effect of once weekly pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in patients with chronic lung disease

B. M. O'Neill, D. Johnston, N. Burrell, P. A. Grace

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Background. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes improve exercise tolerance and reduce breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aim. A retrospective audit was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the pulmonary rehabilitation programme at Belfast City Hospital (BCH). Methods. Data from 74 patients who completed a six-week PR programme were reviewed. Exercise tolerance was assessed by the shuttle walk test (SWT), and breathlessness by the BORG scale. Paired t-tests were used for within group analysis. Results. The mean (SD) exercise tolerance assessed by the SWT improved significantly as did duration of individual exercises. Patients were able to exercise more without increasing their breathlessness or heart rate. Conclusions. This paper highlights the effect of PR on exercise tolerance and breathlessness in patients with chronic lung disease. The results compare favourably with published literature where more frequently supervised exercise sessions were provided.

Original language	English
Article number	BF03167784
Pages (from-to)	231-232
Number of pages	2
Journal	Irish Journal of Medical Science
Volume	170
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167784
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Effect of once weekly pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in patients with chronic lung disease

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