Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on quality of life and functional capacity in patients on waiting lists for lung transplantation

• Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 349 - 356
• Main Authors: Florian, Juliessa, Rubin, Adalberto, Mattiello, Rita, Fontoura, Fabrício Farias da, Camargo, José de Jesus Peixoto, Teixeira, Paulo Jose Zimermann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Breathing Exercises; Exercicio; Exercise Therapy - methods; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Humans; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - physiopathology; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - rehabilitation; Lung Diseases - physiopathology; Lung Diseases - rehabilitation; Lung Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Emphysema - physiopathology; Pulmonary Emphysema - rehabilitation; Qualidade de vida; Quality of Life; Reabilitacao; Respiratory Function Tests; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; Statistics, Nonparametric; Tolerancia ao exercicio; Transplante de pulmao; Waiting Lists; Exercicio; Reabilitacao; Exercise; Qualidade de vida; Lung transplantation; Exercise tolerance; Rehabilitation; Transplante de pulmao; Tolerancia ao exercicio; Quality of life

To investigate the impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on the functional capacity and on the quality of life of patients on waiting lists for lung transplantation. Patients on lung transplant waiting lists were referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation program consisting of 36 sessions. Before...