Consensus of Chinese experts on pulmonary rehabilitation of pneumoconiosis (2022)

Abstract

Pneumoconiosis is a disease mainly characterized by diffuse fibrosis of lung tissues, which often leads to various chronic respiratory complications/comorbidities. Pulmonary rehabilitation therapy for pneumoconiosis follows the basic principles of chronic health management, and the implementation of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy for pneumoconiosis should cover the whole course of pneumoconiosis. The Consensus described the evaluation methods for pulmonary rehabilitation, rehabilitation methods and principles of individualized rehabilitation plans, and rehabilitation management comprehensively and systematically. The Consensus aimed to guide and assist all levels of medical institutions, convalescent stations and relevant personnel, as well as patients with pneumoconiosis in engaging with lung rehabilitation, and combined with the evaluation results, to select befitting rehabilitation programs and properly conduct lung rehabilitation, so as to achieve the goals of alleviating the suffering of pneumoconiosis patients, delaying the progression of the disease, improving the quality of life and social participation, extending the life expectancy of patients, and finally achieving the survival goal of prolonging life with the disease.

Keywords

• pneumoconiosis
• pulmonary rehabilitation
• assessment
• health management
• rehabilitation management