Use of i-BODE index to determine efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients.
Conclusions: This study highlights that changes in i-BODE scores after PR significantly correlated with improvements in dyspnea, exercise capacity and quality of life. i-BODE score could be a better predictor of efficacy of PR than some individual variables such as BMI or FEV1. Significant improvements in dyspnea sensation, quality of life and i-BODE index could be seen symptomatic patients in after PR.
PMID: 31414642 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Candemir İ, Ergun P, Kaymaz D, Demir N Tags: Tuberk Toraks Source Type: research
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