New insights into pulmonary rehabilitation and COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), A. van't Hul (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Physical activity level in daily life in COPD patients and healthy elderly subjects
F. Pitta, T. Troosters, M. A. Spruit, S. Mortier, V. Barbier, I. Coosemans, M. van Vliet, M. Decramer, R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium; Londrina, Brazil)
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Balance and affecting factors in patients with COPD
S. Ozalevli, A. Ozden, Y. Salik, O. Itil, A. H. Cimrin, A. Akkoclu (Izmir, Turkey)
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Long-term decline in functional status is related to hospitalizations in COPD
T. Troosters, V. Probst, R. Gosselink, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
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Acute systemic inflammatory response after peak and constant-work-rate exercise test in hospitalised and stable COPD patients
M. A. Spruit, T. Troosters, R. Gosselink, A. Kasran, P. Bogaerts, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
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Validation of two physical activity questionnaires in a population of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
J. Vilaro, E. Gimeno, N. Sanchez, I. Diaz, C. Hernando, J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
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Peak exercise capacity in patients with COPD. A comparison of three different test protocols
H. Arnardottir, H. Hedenstrom, M. Emtner, K. Larsson, G. Boman (Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden)
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The relationship of results of sit-to-stand test with exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with COPD
S. Ozalevli, A. Ozden, Z. Gocen, O. Itil, A. Akkoclu (Izmir, Turkey)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation: COPD severity and functional outcome
J. Callaghan, A. Smith, A. Lewko, I. England, J. Weaver, A. Taylor, C. Coombs, J. Bott (North Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation outcome: quality of life (QoL) and COPD severity
A. Lewko, A. Smith, J. Callaghan, C. Coombs, K. Aylen, A. Taylor, J. Bott (North Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Pulmonary rehabiltation: COPD severity and improvement in walking distance
A. Smith, J. Callaghan, A. Lewko, I. England, J. Weaver, J. Bott (North Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation: quality of life (QoL) outcome in relation to baseline levels of QoL
A. Lewko, A. Smith, J. Callaghan, J. Bott (North Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Nine-weeks home respiratory rehabilitation in severe COPD patients-preliminary results
V. R. Resqueti, A. Gorotiza, M. Sangenis, E. Lopez de Santa Maria, G. A. F. Fregonezi, J. Bta Gáldiz, P. Casan, R. Güell (Barcelona, Bilbao, Spain)
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Walking distance is a predictor of exacerbations in patients with COPD
M. I. Emtner, H. R. Arnardottir, A. Wetterdahl, S. Williams-Szabo, R. Hallin, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD, the patient‘s opinion
T. Troosters, R. Gosselink, V. Barbier, R. Droogmans, I. Coosemans, D. Delva, P. Baten, A. Cattaert, G. Celis, L. Stans, M. Vanvliet, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
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The role of respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), outpatients under long term oxygenotherapy (LTOT)
J. Stojkovik, T. Caparoska, L. Gligorovski, B. Gerovski (Skopje, Macedonia)
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