The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Post-tuberculosis Lung Disorder

Exercise Training for the Improvement of Exercise Performance of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis Sequelae

“…On the other hand, optimal exercise intensity for patients with PTS has been unclear because of the small number of reports on exercise training for them (3)(4)(5) (15,19). We tried to minimize the learning effect by having patients practice treadmill walking one day before the treadmill test and by using the 6MWT in the manner described in Steele (19 …”

“…are surprisingly rare (3)(4)(5) given that PTS cases are the second most numerous, after COPD cases, among patients with underlying diseases leading to chronic respiratory failure in Japan (6).…”

Effective Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Restrictive Lung Diseases

“…In patients with cystic fibrosis, a training effect of 12 months of individualized unsupervised exercise was also demonstrated (Moorcroft et al 2004). Some studies compared the effectiveness of PR in non-COPD patients to that of COPD patients, and concluded that the effectiveness of PR was similar (Foster and Thomas 1990;Ando et al 2003;Ferreira et al 2006). An improvement in the 6MWD was shown following a 4 week intensive inpatient program (Foster and Thomas 1990), while a 9 week low-intensity outpatient PR improved dyspnea score, activities of daily living, and 6MWD in patients with sequelae tuberculosis (Ando et al 2003).…”

“…Some studies compared the effectiveness of PR in non-COPD patients to that of COPD patients, and concluded that the effectiveness of PR was similar (Foster and Thomas 1990;Ando et al 2003;Ferreira et al 2006). An improvement in the 6MWD was shown following a 4 week intensive inpatient program (Foster and Thomas 1990), while a 9 week low-intensity outpatient PR improved dyspnea score, activities of daily living, and 6MWD in patients with sequelae tuberculosis (Ando et al 2003). Ferreira et al (2006) also showed that an 8 week outpatient PR improved exercise tolerance and HRQOL.…”

Exercise Limitation Factors of Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure: a Comparison of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Sequelae of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

“…In recent years, there has been an increase in research into pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with interstitial pulmonary disease [5][6][7][8] , but there have been few studies on sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB-s) [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . Although the incidence of PTB-s is declining, there are still numerous patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation programs (PRP), and verification of their effectiveness is essential.…”