Long-Term Pulmonary Rehabilitation Enhances Cerebral Oxygenation, Functional Capacity, and Psychological Health in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
A 12-month PR program enhanced cerebral oxygenation during exercise, improved exercise capacity, physical activity levels, and psychological well-being of IPF patients. Importantly, our findings suggest a potential association between improved cerebral oxygenation and enhanced exercise capacity in IPF.
Authors
- Georgia Pitsiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7426-0890)
- Κωνσταντίνα Δίπλα (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-3467)
- Anita Zacharias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-9429)
- Diamantis Chloros
- Andreas Zafeiridis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-6659)
- Ioannis Stanopoulos
- Stella Kritikou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0153-2506)
- Georgia Kounti
- Aikaterini Markopoulou
- Christina Rampiadou
- Afroditi Boutou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-2038)
- Ioannis Gkalgouranas
- Leonidas Kastritseas
Institutions
- University of Nicosia (CY)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- G. Papanikolaou General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003898
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04