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Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in restrictive lung disease.
J Cardiopulm Rehabil
December 2006
St. Michael's Hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospitals, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in improving exercise endurance and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in restrictive lung disease has not been extensively studied.
Methods: Forty-six patients with restrictive lung disease (35 interstitial lung diseases, 11 skeletal abnormalities) were admitted to a pulmonary rehabilitation program; 26 completed the 8-week program and 15 were followed to a 1-year reassessment.