The need to measure the impact of treatments on health related quality of life has led to a
rapid increase in the variety of instruments available and in their use as measures of …

Background In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interval
exercise has gained recent attention as a possible means of achieving greater physiological …

Rationale Malnutrition in patients with COPD is associated with an impaired pulmonary
status, reduced diaphragmatic mass, lower exercise capacity, and higher mortality rate when …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the
management of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American …

Functional status measurements are often difficult to interpret because small differences may
be statistically significant but not clinically significant. How much does the Six Minute Walk …

Background Respiratory rehabilitation is increasingly recognised as an important part of the
management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …

Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-
reducing, psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a highly effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease
but remains underused across the world. Recent years have seen the emergence of new …

We have developed a method for estimating the minimally important difference (MID) for
health status measures. Whereas the conventional approach requires patients to judge …

A previous uncontrolled study suggested that nasal continuous positive airway positive
airway pressure (NCPAP) may improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients …