BACKGROUND Long-term non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) might improve the outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with chronic respiratory failure. A study was undertaken to investigate whether nocturnal NIPPV in addition to pulmonary rehabilitation improves health-related quality of life, functional status and gas excha...

Increasing evidence suggests that incarceration, under certain circumstances, can improve inmates' social reintegration upon release. Yet, the mechanisms through which incarceration lead to successful rehabilitation remain largely unknown. This paper finds participation in programs while incarcerated significantly reduce recidivism. result is entirely driven by inmates whose risk and needs were...

BACKGROUND Patients with kyphoscoliosis and severe respiratory impairment frequently experience reduction in exercise tolerance, limitation in daily life activities, and deterioration in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) as an add-on treatment to long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) was shown to improve symptoms and HRQOL in these patients. Pulmonary rehabilitatio...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 3-week comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program on quality of life as measured by the Short Form-36 (SF-36) in patients with COPD. DESIGN AND SETTING We report on the outcomes of 37 consecutive patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation at a respiratory specialty medical center. PATIENTS Thirty-seven patie...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is now regarded as an evidence-based treatment for symptomatic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It has been shown to enhance exercise tolerance, improve symptoms and health-related quality of life, and reduce exacerbations in patients with recurrent exacerbations. In this article we review the mechanisms through which exercise training results in ben...

INTRODUCTION Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and pulmonary rehabilitation are newer options available in the treatment of advanced emphysema. We describe the progress of our first local patient to have undergone these 2 new treatment modalities. CLINICAL PICTURE A 65-year-old man with advanced emphysema, limited by crippling dyspnoea despite maximal medical therapy with inhaled bronchodi...

Objective: To evaluate the effects of short – term comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program in improving Exercise Capacity & Quality of Life in patients with severe COPD. To compare effectiveness of comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation over education based program in patients with severe COPD. Method: 14 Subjects in group A with mean age 60.64±3.23 received comprehensive pulmonary rehab...