PR Benefits

• Benefits of PR:

  • Does not improve lung function
  • Modifies the secondary effects of lung disease:
  • Increased exercise capacity *
  • Reduced dyspnoea * - shortness/difficulty breathing
  • Improved health status *
  • Improved physical activity
  • Improved self-reported measures of ADL
  • Increased muscle strength
  • Reduced anxiety and depression
  • * = core outcomes