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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95071| Title: | Benefits obtained following a 12 week pulmonary rehabilitation programme |
| Authors: | Sciriha, Anabel Bilocca, David Fsadni, Claudia Fsadni, Peter Gerada, Eleanor Gouder, Caroline Montefort, Stephen Zammit, Christopher |
| Keywords: | Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Treatment Quality of life Rehabilitation -- Research |
| Issue Date: | 2013 |
| Publisher: | European Respiratory Society |
| Citation: | Sciriha, A., Bilocca, D., Fsadni, C., Fsadni, P., Gerada, E., Gouder, C., ... & Zammit, C. (2013). Benefits obtained following a 12 week pulmonary rehabilitation programme. European Respiratory Journal, 42, P2243 |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is a recommended standard of care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, but to date, there is no consensus of opinion regarding the optimal duration of the interventions. Method: 60 subjects suffering from COPD were recruited after being screened by medical doctors and physiotherapists. A multidisciplinary programme was delivered which consisted of two classes per week for 12weeks. All participants were reviewed again after 4, 8 and at the end of the 12weeks. Exercise capacity using the 6 Minute Walk test was measured and the oxygen saturation was measured before, during and after the test. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95071 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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