TY - JOUR
T1 - Short term in-hospital rehabilitation program (SRP) in COPD patients
T2 - Functional and clinical effectiveness
AU - Porta, Roberto
AU - Piaggi, G.
AU - Simoni, P.
AU - Errera, D.
AU - Nava, S.
AU - Foglio, K.
AU - Ambrosino, N.
PY - 1996/10
Y1 - 1996/10
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a short period of SRP. Methods: 57 COPD patients (48 m, mean age 63±8 yrs, FEV1 39±19%prd, FEV1/FVC 47±12%) underwent evaluation of spirometry, arterial blood gases, respiratory muscle function, exercise tolerance (by incremental symptom limited effort test, and 6 minute walking distance: 6mwd) and sensations of dyspnoea (by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Borg scale) and peripheral muscle fatigue (by Borg Scale), before and after a SRP. SRP consisted of chest physiotherapy, arm and leg training and 2 daily up to 30 minute sessions of cycling or walking on treadmill (mean sessions 12±4) at a load of 30-50% of max. Twenty-one matched patients (13 m) served as controls performing only education and diaphragmatic breathing. Results: After RP, patients in study showed a significant improvement in MIP (52±14 to 59±12 cmH2O, p
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a short period of SRP. Methods: 57 COPD patients (48 m, mean age 63±8 yrs, FEV1 39±19%prd, FEV1/FVC 47±12%) underwent evaluation of spirometry, arterial blood gases, respiratory muscle function, exercise tolerance (by incremental symptom limited effort test, and 6 minute walking distance: 6mwd) and sensations of dyspnoea (by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Borg scale) and peripheral muscle fatigue (by Borg Scale), before and after a SRP. SRP consisted of chest physiotherapy, arm and leg training and 2 daily up to 30 minute sessions of cycling or walking on treadmill (mean sessions 12±4) at a load of 30-50% of max. Twenty-one matched patients (13 m) served as controls performing only education and diaphragmatic breathing. Results: After RP, patients in study showed a significant improvement in MIP (52±14 to 59±12 cmH2O, p
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33750241656
VL - 110
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
SN - 0012-3692
IS - 4 SUPPL.
ER -