Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Respiratory Disease

Publication Date: August 15, 2023

Key Points

Key Points

  • Despite the known benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for patients with chronic respiratory disease, this treatment is underutilized.
  • The ATS seeks to improve the care of patients with chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) by fostering PR program access, encouraging enhancement of healthcare professionals (HCPs) trained in the discipline of PR, and implementing newer models of PR beyond the research setting, while maintaining essential components and optimal standards of care within PR programs.

Recommendations

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Recommendation 1For adults with st...


...ndation 2For adults with COPD, we re...


...endation 3For adults with interstitial lun...


...endation 4For adults with pulmonary hypertension,...


...ommendation 5For adults with stable CRD, we recom...


...mendation 6For adults with COPD, we su...