Comparative Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD, ILD, and Long COVID: PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES
This single-center analysis suggests that PR was associated with significantly improved physical and psychosocial well-being in patients with COPD, ILD, and Long COVID with comparable outcomes across all groups. Future randomized-controlled trials are needed to confirm the benefits of PR for patients with Long COVID.
Authors
- Julia Berkowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5137-1643)
- Frederick Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-8231)
- James M. D. Simmons
- Julianne DeAngelis
- Wen-Chih Wu
Institutions
- Rhode Island Department of Health (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Miriam Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hcr.0000000000000997
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00