Relationship between body composition, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

• Martijn A Spruit,
• Fabio Pitta,
• Klaus Kenn,
• Frits M E Franssen,
• Rainer Gloeckl,
• Tessa Schneeberger,
• Inga Jarosch,
• Sandra Winterkamp,
• Andreas R Koczulla,
• Felipe V C Machado,
• Ada E M Bloem

Affiliations

Martijn A Spruit

Department of Research and Development, Ciro - Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands

Fabio Pitta

Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

Klaus Kenn

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

Frits M E Franssen

Department of Research and Development, Ciro - Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands

Rainer Gloeckl

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

Tessa Schneeberger

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

Inga Jarosch

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

Sandra Winterkamp

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

Andreas R Koczulla

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

Felipe V C Machado

Department of Research and Development, Ciro - Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands

Ada E M Bloem

University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Institute of Movement Studies, Faculty of Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands