Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on Fatigue Severity Scale in patients with lung disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with advanced lung disease reported a measurable component of fatigue. Participating in pulmonary rehabilitation resulted in significant improvement in patient's self-reported fatigue severity. Further studies are necessary to evaluate and design interventions to improve fatigue in in the setting of advanced lung disease. PMID: 25339563 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25339563?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - October 27, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Talwar A, Sahni S, John S, Verma S, Cárdenas-Garcia J, Kohn N Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research