Exercise limitation and physical inactivity are known treatable traits for people with COPD.
Maximising exercise capacity and keeping people physically active improves health status …

Objectives: To determine the proportion of people who achieve minimal clinically important
differences (MCID) with centre-based or home-based pulmonary rehabilitation and to …

Introduction Pulmonary rehabilitation is underutilised in patients after an acute exacerbation
of COPD (AECOPD). Retrieving information regarding the setting, training modalities and …

The rates of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is rising in Asia. Pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR) has been shown to be a highly efficacious intervention for people with CRD. While PR …

Background With increasing attention to core outcome sets (COS), the number of studies on
COS for respiratory diseases (COS-RD) is on the rise. However, the methodological quality …

Background Functional capacity impairment is a crucial consequence of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Although it can be identified with simple tests, such as the sit-to …

Topic Importance Cognitive and physical limitations are common in individuals with chronic
lung diseases, but their interactions with physical function and activities of daily living are not …

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is essential for people with chronic respiratory diseases
(CRD), yet its impact on cough-related quality of life (CR-QoL) remains unexplored. We …

Background/Objectives: The extensive range of instruments designed for evaluating
functional performance (FP) in chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) other than chronic …

Background: Promoting safe patient mobility for providers and patients is a safety priority in
the hospital setting. Safe patient handling equipment aids safe mobility but can also deter …