Maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation: Can we keep the good times rolling?

Authors

Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Title

Chest

Volume

162

Issue

6

First Page

1227

Last Page

1228

Publisher

Elsevier

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Comments

Ramakrishnan, S. (2022). Maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation: Can we keep the good times rolling?. Chest, 162(6), 1227-1228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.09.006

Abstract

Pulmonary rehabilitation works. For cost-effectiveness in COPD care, it is second only to smoking cessation. However, the benefits gained tend to fade with time. Alternate-week in-person maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation provided by trained practitioners also works. Unfortunately, long-term attendance at maintenance pulmonary rehabilitation programs is poor.

DOI

10.1016/j.chest.2022.09.006

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