TY - JOUR
T1 - Telerehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
T2 - An underrecognized management in tertiary care
AU - Bairapareddy, Kalyana Chakravarthy
AU - Chandrasekaran, Baskaran
AU - Agarwal, Umang
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is proved to be best supportive management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) individuals. The literature claims the reduction of dyspnea, fatigue, exacerbations, and improved functional capacity and quality of life. Home-based PR is being prescribed widely than hospital-based rehab due to be less cost and ease of caregiver burden, but efficacy is usually questioned. The poor efficacy may be probably due to recurrent exacerbation and poor quality of life even after years of home rehabilitation. Telerehabilitation is an excellent rehab measure where the COPD patients exercise at his home, while expertise from the tertiary care centers monitors the rehab sessions remotely. In India, the tele-PR is at its budding state. This review shall enable the readers with the basics of telerehabilitation in comparison with the other available rehab measures and evidence in the management of COPD.
AB - Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is proved to be best supportive management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) individuals. The literature claims the reduction of dyspnea, fatigue, exacerbations, and improved functional capacity and quality of life. Home-based PR is being prescribed widely than hospital-based rehab due to be less cost and ease of caregiver burden, but efficacy is usually questioned. The poor efficacy may be probably due to recurrent exacerbation and poor quality of life even after years of home rehabilitation. Telerehabilitation is an excellent rehab measure where the COPD patients exercise at his home, while expertise from the tertiary care centers monitors the rehab sessions remotely. In India, the tele-PR is at its budding state. This review shall enable the readers with the basics of telerehabilitation in comparison with the other available rehab measures and evidence in the management of COPD.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055192920&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85055192920&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_89_18
DO - 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_89_18
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85055192920
SN - 0973-1075
VL - 24
SP - 529
EP - 533
JO - Indian Journal of Palliative Care
JF - Indian Journal of Palliative Care
IS - 4
ER -
