Publications by authors named "Meral Karakıs"
Are the gains from pulmonary rehabilitation the same in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases?
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in improving effort capacity, quality of life, and walking distance in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD), specifically focusing on those with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and non-IPF ILD.
- Conducted retrospectively, the research includes 56 patients who participated in an 8-week outpatient PR program, with evaluations made before and after the program using the 6-minute walk test and quality of life scores.
- Results showed significant improvements in walking distance and quality of life for both IPF and non-IPF patients, indicating that PR is beneficial for managing symptoms in ILD patients, regardless of the specific type.
Objectives: Chronic respiratory diseases exert a global health burden with high health care costs, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on emergency admission and hospitalization rates of patients with chronic respiratory disease.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, hospitalization rates and emergency admissions of patients before (December 2014-December 2015) and after PR (January 2015-December 2016) were investigated.