Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation performed through exercise training for patients with stable COPD: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract

The application of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improves functional capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at all stages of disease severity. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of PR, performed through exercise training (PR-ET), on functional capacity and HRQoL in patients with stable COPD.

Keywords

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disese
• rehabilitation
• exercise training
• systematic reviews/meta-analysis
• kronična obstruktivna pljučna bolezen
• rehabilitacija
• telesna vadba
• metaanalize