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Benefits of Long-Term Pulmonary Rehabilitation Maintenance Program in Patients with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Three-Year Follow-up.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
March 2017
5 Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo-Biocruces Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain.
Rationale: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) tend to wane over time. Whether maintenance techniques may help sustain the benefits achieved after completion of the initial PR program remains controversial.
Objectives: To determine whether a long-term (3-yr) maintenance program after PR preserves the short-term effects on outcomes in patients with COPD.