A Feasibility Trial of Two Rehabilitation Models in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness.
CONCLUSION: In late-stage COPD and HFrEF, functional capacity is not improved with rehabilitation interventions.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: In severe COPD and heart failure, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation conducted at home or in the outpatient setting was not beneficial.
PMID: 31034455 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rehabilitation Nursing - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Steele BG, Dougherty CM, Burr RL, Colwell IG, Hunziker J Tags: Rehabil Nurs Source Type: research
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