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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 1429 59
Interstitial lung disease 95 12
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 3 1
Breathing difficulty 2 1
General health 1 1

Show all 10 reasons taken

  • 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 Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 5
Mild 13
None 53

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 3
Shortness of breath with exertion 3
Tiredness 3
Muscle pain 2
Ankle pain (front) 1
Breathing difficulty 1

Show all 18 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 37
Other 17
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
See all 61 patients who've stopped going to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Duration

Stopped going to Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 13
1 - 6 months 33
6 months - 1 year 6
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 5
5 - 10 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 34
Usually 29
Sometimes 6
Never taken as prescribed 4
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 3
Somewhat hard to take 22
A little hard to take 27
Not at all hard to take 21
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 4
$100-199 3
$50-99 11
$25-49 8
< $25 13
Not specified 34
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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
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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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