Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with interstitial lung disease of different etiology: a multicenter prospective study.

Roberto TonelliElisabetta CocconcelliBarbara LaniniIsabella RomagnoliFabio FloriniIvana CastaniereDario AndrisaniStefania CerriFabrizio LuppiRiccardo FantiniAlessandro MarchioniBianca BeghèFrancesco GigliottiEnrico M Clini
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2017)
Present study confirms that comprehensive rehabilitation is feasible and effective in patients with ILD of different severity and etiology. The baseline submaximal exercise capacity inversely correlates with both functional and symptom gains in this heterogeneous population.