fore, elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should not be denied pulmonary rehabilitation. Key words: chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
J Rehabil Med 2012; 44: 466–472
ORIGINAL REPORT
SHOULD WE EXCLUDE ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE FROM A LONG-TERM AMBULATORY PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAMME? Jean-Louis Corhay, MD, PhD, Delphine Nguyen, MD, Bernard Duysinx, MD, PhD, Cédric Graas, Ir, Freddy Pirnay, MD, PhD, Thierry Bury, MD, PhD and Renaud Louis, MD, PhD From the Respiratory Rehabilitation Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Objective: To assess the outcomes of a 6-month comprehensive multidisciplinary outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programme in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to age. Design: Prospective cohort study. Patients: A total of 140 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 3–4) admitted to our centre for pulmonary rehabilitation. Methods: Patients were divided into 3 groups: group A (
