[Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] KU Leuven
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary and structured intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The goal of pulmonary rehabilitation is to reduce symptoms, improve exercise tolerance, ameliorate psychosocial problems, improve health-related quality of life and reduce health care utilization. The pulmonary rehabilitation program consists in an exercise training program, an education program, a nutritional ...