Critically Appraised Papers: In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, home-based pulmonary rehabilitation produces similar results to a hospital-based outpatient program [commentary]

摘要

There is a gap between the recognised efficacy of pulmonaryrehabilitation1 and its adoption in clinical practice.2 One barrier to theimplementation of pulmonary rehabilitation is the limited availability ofoutpatient and community-based programs.