BACKGROUND: In spite of the well-demonstrated benefits for patients with COPD, pulmonary
rehabilitation programmes show considerable drop-out and suboptimal attendance rates. …

Objectives. Although Leventhal's common‐sense model (CSM) is proposed to represent a
dynamic system, limited research has been conducted to investigate whether and how illness …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has extensively been reported as a
complex disease affecting patients' health beyond the lungs with a variety of intra- and …

Introduction Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) patients with severely impaired health status are poorly documented since these …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an important treatment option for chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and might contribute to a reduction in …

Background Although international guidelines on pulmonary rehabilitation acknowledge that
psychological factors contribute to exercise intolerance in patients with chronic obstructive …

Objective and background: Existence of an increased oxidative stress has been confirmed
in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD. This study aims to examine the extent and time‐…

A loss of physical functioning (ie, a low physical capacity and/or a low physical activity) is a
common feature in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the …

Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by right ventricular failure,
leading to exertional dyspnea, skeletal muscle weakness, and poor quality of life (QOL). …

Introduction. The cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT)
are used to prescribe the appropriate training load for cycling and walking exercise in …