Clinical Outcomes in Patients Referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Clinical Outcomes in Patients Referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes
 obstructed airflow from the lung, characterized by chronic cough, dyspnea, and sputum
 production, which often misunderstood as aging or catching a cold. These symptoms may be
 progressive over time. To provide better disease management and early detecting, pulmonary
 rehabilitation is now considered a fundamental component of the integrated disease management
 of this population. However, few studies have evaluated the beneficial outcomes in patients
 referred to pulmonary rehabilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate
 the clinical outcomes in patients referred to pulmonary rehabilitation in National Taiwan
 University Hospital.
Inclusion criteria:

 1. age > 20 years old

 2. patients with chronic respiratory disease diagnosed by physician that referred to
 pulmonary rehabilitation in National Taiwan University Hospital including, chronic
 obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis

 3. can cooperate with pulmonary rehabilitation clinic

 Exclusion criteria:

 1. angina, acute myocardial infarction in the previous one month

 2. pregnancy