Results of an 8-week, Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Patients With and Without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract

There is no significant difference in improvement in exercise tolerance or quality of life following PR in COPD versus non-COPD patients. Baseline lung function does not predict improvement in exercise tolerance. PR is effective for patients with disability due to any chronic respiratory disease and not just COPD.