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TREATMENT OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF COPD
TREATMENT OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF COPD
Plan of Treatment or Exercise Prescription and Progression
Plan of Treatment or Exercise Prescription and Progression
Principle
In patients with Cancer, disability is primarily a result of anti-cancer treatment with progressive deconditioning. As the disease progresses, limited functional capacity makes exertion unpleasant and leads to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Shortness of breath (breathlessness) and exercise intolerance are the most incapacitating symptoms patients develop. A counter-measure to progressive functional decline in patients with cancer is exercise training.
Demonstrated Outcomes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Demonstrated Outcomes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Reduced respiratory symptoms (dyspnea, fatigue)
Increased exercise performance
Increased knowledge about pulmonary disease and its management
Enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living
Improved health-related quality of life
Improved psychosocial symptoms (reversal of anxiety and depression, increased self-efficacy)
Reduced hospitalizations and use of medical resources
Return to work or leisure activities
