Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

There is an urgent need for consensus on what defines a chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) self-management intervention. We aimed to obtain consensus regarding the …

… respiratory physician and epidemiologist2, Chris van Weel professor of general practice1,
Jan H Vercoulen medical psychologist3 4, Tjard RJ Schermer epidemiologist1 …

(1) To evaluate the prevalence of severe and chronic fatigue in subjects with and without
chronic disease; (2) to assess to which extent multi-morbidity contributes to severe and chronic …

The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on society is increasing.
Healthcare systems should support patients with COPD in achieving an optimal quality of life, …

Breathlessness, cough, and sputum production are cardinal symptoms of patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These respiratory symptoms are routinely …

Background: The objective of this study was to compare fatigue levels between subjects
with and without COPD, and to investigate the relationship between fatigue, demographics, …

Background Fatigue is a distressing symptom in patients with COPD. Little is known about
the factors that contribute to fatigue in COPD. This review summarises existing knowledge on …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the difference between patients with normal and patients with
abnormal fatigue on aspects of health status, and investigate the natural course of fatigue in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has extensively been reported as a
complex disease affecting patients' health beyond the lungs with a variety of intra- and …