Effects of Respiratory Therapist-Directed Protocol on Prescription and Outcomes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD Inpatients

Respiration

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-65

  Tramacere, Antonio ^a   Rizzardi, Roberta ^a   Cilione, Carmela ^a   Serri, Barbara ^a   Florini, Fabio ^a   Lorenzi, Maria Cristina ^a   Clini, Enrico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Div Pneumology and Pulmon Rehab   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; Outcomes; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Respiratory care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242351640     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075650     Document Type: Article

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