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Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Joint ACCP/AACVPR Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Substantial new evidence that pulmonary rehabilitation is beneficial for patients with COPD and other chronic lung diseases and several areas of research provide opportunities for future research that can advance the field and make rehabilitative treatment available to many more eligible patients in need.
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This article is published in Chest.The article was published on 2007-05-01. It has received 1259 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pulmonary rehabilitation & Rehabilitation.

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Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

TL;DR: In four important domains of quality of life (QoL) (Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) scores for dyspnoea, fatigue, emotional function and mastery), the effect was larger than the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of 0.4%.
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An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: Update on the Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management of Dyspnea

TL;DR: There is a critical need for interdisciplinary translational research to connect Dyspnea mechanisms with clinical treatment and to validate dyspnea measures as patient-reported outcomes for clinical trials.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

TL;DR: The main cause is smoking tobacco, but other factors have been identified as mentioned in this paper, such as genetic determinants, lung growth, and environmental stimuli, which is further aggravated by exacerbations, particularly in patients with severe disease.
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TL;DR: An instrument to assess the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in pain research is described and its use to determine the effect of rater blinding on the assessments of quality is described.
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Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NHLBI/WHO Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Workshop summary.

TL;DR: List of participants (GOLD Scientific Committee): Nicholas Anthonisen, Winnipeg, Canada, William C. Bailey, Birmingham, US, Tim Clark, London, UK, Leonardo Fabbri, Modena, Italy, Yoshinosuke Fukuchi, Tokyo, Japan; Lawrence Grouse, Seattle, US; James C. Hogg, Vancouver, Canada; Dirkje S. Postma, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Exercise and physical activity for older adults

TL;DR: The evidence reviewed in this Position Stand is generally consistent with prior American College of Sports Medicine statements on the types and amounts of physical activity recommended for older adults as well as the recently published 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

Standards for the Diagnosis and Care of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

TL;DR: Values below this suggest that further studies, such as split func-tion assessment by quantitative lung scintigraphy and exercisetesting, are warranted, and that all elective surgery Prophylaxis against deep venous throm-bosis should be given before most procedures that will require postoperative bed rest or significantly reduce mobility.
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