Health care professionals should help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overcome the obstacles to physical activity and develop good activity habits, according to a systematic review and meta-synthesis published in Geriatric Nursing.
Among 111,356 veterans with pulmonary hypertension, only 1,737 (1.6%) patients received pulmonary rehabilitation.
For mechanically ventilated patients, early physiotherapy has been shown to improve quality of life and to prevent ICU-associated complications like deconditioning, ventilator dependency, and respiratory conditions.
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, implemented a pulmonary rehabilitation program resulting in a reduction in the overutilization of the primary physician clinic and a 29% cost savings for the year post-pulmonary rehabilitation.
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Two professors from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center’s School of Allied Health Professions gave their students a firsthand experience they would not forget.
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