Background The magnitude of response to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is influenced by
the selection of outcomes and measures. Objectives This systematic review aimed to review …

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and
heterogenous disease that is associated with a range of respiratory and non-respiratory …

Objectives: The outcomes reported in trials in coronavirus disease 2019 are extremely
heterogeneous and of uncertain patient relevance, limiting their applicability for clinical …

Rationale: People living with both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and frailty
have high potential to benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation but face challenges completing …

Introduction There is high heterogeneity of outcomes and measures reported in pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) trials of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This …

The 6 min walking test (6MWT) has been largely studied. Less is, however, known about
responders and non-responders to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in other meaningful …

Background There is high heterogeneity of outcomes and measures reported in the
literature for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), which might limit benchmarking and an effective …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated patients' physiological and
psychosocial improvements, symptoms reduction and health-economic benefits whilst …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a highly effective non-pharmacological
treatment for patients with chronic respiratory diseases. OBJECTIVE: To synthesise the …

Background Standardization of measures in a common set opens the opportunity to learn
from differences in treatment outcomes which can be used for improving the quality of care …