Why the study?
Pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation programs are recommended for COPD and CVD to reduce breathlessness and improve functioning, prompting an examination of concordant evidence-based interventions across guidelines.
Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines share significant concordance in program design and delivery, suggesting potential for integrated rehabilitation models.
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Supports integrated cardiac-pulmonary rehabilitation models; leaves open prospective trials to address divergences in dietary screening, inspiratory training, and psychological assessments.
Smith et al. (2018) studied this question.
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