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What is Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a program of education and exercise classes that teaches you about your lungs, how to exercise and do activities with less shortness of breath, and how to "live" better with your lung condition.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 129 58
Interstitial lung disease 18 10
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2 1
Breathing difficulty 1 0
General health 1 1

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations
Severe 2
Moderate 3
Mild 14
None 48

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Side effect Patients
Fatigue 3
Shortness of breath with exertion 3
Tiredness 3
Ankle pain (front) 1
Breathing difficulty 1
Breathlessness 1

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Dosages

Based on patients currently going to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Dosage Patients
120 min weekly 7
180 min weekly 4
weekly 3
120 min yearly 1
120 min monthly 1
30 min weekly 1
60 min weekly 1
90 min weekly 1
150 min weekly 1
270 min weekly 1

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Why patients stopped taking Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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Reason Patients
Course of treatment ended 36
Other 16
Expense 5
Change in health plan coverage 3
Doctor's advice 3
Side effects too severe 3
Did not seem to work 1
Personal research 1
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Duration

Currently going to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Duration Patients
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 7
2 - 5 years 15
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 1

Stopped going to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Duration Patients
Less than 1 month 13
1 - 6 months 34
6 months - 1 year 6
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 4
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations
Always 31
Usually 28
Sometimes 5
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations
Very hard to take 3
Somewhat hard to take 19
A little hard to take 26
Not at all hard to take 19
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations
$200+ 4
$100-199 3
$50-99 12
$25-49 8
< $25 13
Not specified 27
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2 patient evaluations for Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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Mar 28, 2017 (Started Oct 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 90 min Weekly
Advice & Tips: I could have done more
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 14, 2017 (Started Oct 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 90 min Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 7, 2016 (Started Oct 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 90 min Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 13, 2011 (Started Aug 08, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 180 min Weekly
  • 0 helpful marks
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