Abstrakt

The initiation of a physically active lifestyle is a central goal of pulmonary rehabilitation. This narrative review clarifies if pulmonary rehabilitation meets this target for individuals with COPD. A physical inactive lifestyle is highly prevalent among patients with COPD (84%). Three studies examine long-term changes in physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation, only one observes small mean increases in physical activity (+11 minutes daily movement) 3 months after rehabilitation. For the other two long-term studies physical activity remains unchanged at 13 weeks or 3 and 9 months post-rehabilitation, respectively. International pulmonary rehabilitation programs often fail to substantially enhance long term physical activity in patients with COPD. For Germany no physical activity data following pulmonary rehabilitation is available yet.

Autoreninformation

Autoren

• W. Geidl¹
• S. Cassar¹
• K. Schultz²
• N. Lehbert²
• S. Wingart²
• K. Pfeifer¹

Abteilungen

• ¹ Institut für Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Arbeitsbereich „Bewegung und Gesundheit“, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen,
• ² Zentrum für Rehabilitation, Pneumologie und Orthopädie, Klinik Bad Reichenhall

Adresse

Dr. Wolfgang Geidl
Institut für Sportwissenschaft und Sport
Arbeitsbereich „Bewegung und Gesundheit“
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Gebbertstraße 123b
91058 Erlangen
Email: [email protected]

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