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SUBMITTER: Perez-Bogerd S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6149060 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perez-Bogerd Silvia S Wuyts Wim W Barbier Veronica V Demeyer Heleen H Van Muylem Alain A Janssens Wim W Troosters Thierry T
Respiratory research 20180920 1
<h4>Background</h4>Few data are available on the long-term effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and on long PR programs in interstitial lung diseases (ILD). We aimed to evaluate the effects of PR on exercise capacity (6-Minute Walking Distance, 6MWD; Peak Work Rate, W<sub>max</sub>), quality of life (St George's Respiratory Questionnaire, SGRQ), quadriceps force (QF) and objectively measured physical activity in ILD after the 6-month PR-program and after 1 year.<h4>Methods</h4>60 patients (64 ...[more]