Time to adapt exercise training regimens in pulmonary rehabilitation – A review of the literature

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 1275-1288

  Lee, Annemarie L ^a,b,c,d   Holland, Anne E ^a,b,c  

^a ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Westpark Healthcare Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exercise training; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; GAS EXCHANGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MUSCLE TRAINING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; DYSPNEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DYSPNEA; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84909946968     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S54925     Document Type: Review

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