Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their perceptions: How to cope with them? 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

Abnormal heart rate recovery and chronotropic incompetence on exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

Chronotropic incompetence (CI; failure to reach the targeted heart rate (HR) on exercise) and a delayed HR recovery (HRR; ≤12 beats decline within the first minute after cessation) reflect autonomic d...

Depression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

Depression carries enormous global morbidity and is 1.5–7 times likelier to occur in individuals with chronic illness than in the general population. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has a rising i...

Frequency and management of respiratory incidents in invasive home ventilation 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

There has been a rise in the number of patients requiring long-term ventilation, both in the in-hospital and the out-of-hospital setting. Despite this, little is known about the subsequent clinical co...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients' experience with pulmonary rehabilitation: A systematic review of qualitative research 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

The aim of this study was to give an in-depth consideration of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients’ subjective view of the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on their lives....

Measuring unsupported arm lifts as an outcome in pulmonary rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

Pulmonary rehabilitation includes upper and lower extremity exercise training. While validated tests such as the six-minute walk distance (6MWD) and shuttle walk tests are available to evaluate the ef...

Weaning failure: My heart is not up to it 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation has been compared to a cardiac stress test. Weaning failure (WF) from a cardiac origin can be common in patients with limited cardiac reserve. Diuretic and...

Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing: Two candidate methods for promoting self-management 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

There is no conclusive evidence about the way to a promote behavior change in self-management programs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The latter is a significant knowl...

Undetected obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in the workforce and reduced work productivity in OSA: We need to improve screening to see the whole picture 29 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm

Book Review: Obesity and Lung Disease 26 Apr 2013 | 01:04 am