Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

Functional status measurements are often difficult to interpret because small differences may
be statistically significant but not clinically significant. How much does the Six Minute Walk …

Background Respiratory rehabilitation is increasingly recognised as an important part of the
management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …

Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-reducing,
psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, …

The need to measure the impact of treatments on health related quality of life has led to a
rapid increase in the variety of instruments available and in their use as measures of outcome …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a highly effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease
but remains underused across the world. Recent years have seen the emergence of new …

We have developed a method for estimating the minimally important difference (MID) for
health status measures. Whereas the conventional approach requires patients to judge …

A previous uncontrolled study suggested that nasal continuous positive airway positive
airway pressure (NCPAP) may improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with …

Background: People with known risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are important targets for screening and early intervention. We sought to measure the …

Rationale Malnutrition in patients with COPD is associated with an impaired pulmonary
status, reduced diaphragmatic mass, lower exercise capacity, and higher mortality rate when …