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Increasing Quality and Quantity of Life in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Narrative Review with an Emphasis on Pulmonary Rehabilitation Open

Suzanne C. Lareau, Richard ZuWallack, Linda Nici · 2025

Goals of medical management of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be to live better and live longer—in other words, improve health-related quality of life (HRQL) and survival. This narrative review summari…

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Open

Marilyn L. Moy, Christine Garvey, Suzanne C. Lareau · 2024

Prevalence and prognostic importance of exercise limitation and physical inactivity in COPD Open

Anouk W. Vaes, Chris Burtin, Richard Casaburi, Bartolomé R. Celli, Rachael A Evans , et al. · 2024

Exercise limitation and physical inactivity are separate, but related constructs. Both are commonly present in individuals with COPD, contribute to disease burden over and above the respiratory impairments, and are independently predictive…

Rehabilitation for People with Respiratory Disease and Frailty: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report Open

Matthew Maddocks, Lisa Jane Brighton, Jennifer Alison, Lies ter Beek, Surya P. Bhatt , et al. · 2023

People with respiratory disease have increased risk of developing frailty, which is associated with worse health outcomes. There is growing evidence of the role of rehabilitation in managing frailty in people with respiratory disease. Howe…

What is Frailty? Open

Lisa Jane Brighton, Suzanne C. Lareau, Matthew Maddocks, Christian Osadnik, Lies Lahousse , et al. · 2023

Frailty is when a person has difficulty overcoming evensmall changes in their health. People with frailty oftenfind it harder to ‘bounce back’ from illness or injury.For example, a flare-up of someone’s lung diseasemay have a more serious …

COPD: Providing the right treatment for the right patient at the right time Open

Àlvar Agustí, Nicolino Ambrosino, Felicity Blackstock, Jean Bourbeau, Richard Casaburi , et al. · 2022

Defining Modern Pulmonary Rehabilitation. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report Open

Anne E. Holland, Narelle S. Cox, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Carolyn L. Rochester, Chris Garvey , et al. · 2021

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a highly effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease but remains underused across the world. Recent years have seen the emergence of new program models that aim to improve access and uptake, includi…

Breathlessness–Shortness of Breath Open

Suzanne C. Lareau, Bonnie Fahy, Paula Meek · 2020

"Breathlessness–Shortness of Breath." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 202(2), pp. P3–P4

Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Open

Paula Meek, Suzanne C. Lareau, Bonnie Fahy, Elysse Austergard · 2019

"Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 200(2), pp. P5–P6

Medicines for COPD Open

Paula Meek, Suzanne C. Lareau, Bonnie Fahy, Elise Lynn Austegard · 2019

Functional status measures for the COPD patient: A practical categorization Open

Suzanne C. Lareau, Felicity Blackstock · 2018

The objective of this study is to review available functional status measures (FSMs) validated for use in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population and categorizing the measures by their commonalities to formulate a frame…

Exacerbation of COPD Open

Suzanne C. Lareau, Erika M. Mosesón, Christopher G. Slatore · 2018

"Exacerbation of COPD." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 198(11), pp. P21–P22

Patient measures for respiratory patients Open

Suzanne C. Lareau · 2018

Incorporating telemedicine into the integrated care of the COPD patient a summary of an interdisciplinary workshop held in Stresa, Italy, 7–8 September 2017 Open

Claudio F. Donner, Jonathan Raskin, Richard ZuWallack, Linda Nici, Nicolino Ambrosino , et al. · 2018

Palliative Care for People with Respiratory Disease or Critical Illness Open

Ann C. Long, Bonnie Fahy, Suzanne C. Lareau, Paul N. Lanken, Peter B. Terry · 2018

"Palliative Care for People with Respiratory Disease or Critical Illness." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 197(10), pp. P17–P18

What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults? Open

James A. Rowley, Suzanne C. Lareau, Bonnie Fahy, Chris Garvey, Marianna Sockrider · 2017

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem that affects a person's breathing during sleep. A person with OSA has times during sleep in which air cannot flow normally into the lungs. The block in airflow (obstruction) is usually caus…

Evaluating Breathing Discomfort in the ICU: What Is the Goal? Open

Suzanne C. Lareau, Mary Beth Flynn Makic · 2017

Patients on ventilators experience a variety of discomforts: symptoms (dyspnea, fatigue, pain), emotions (depression, anxiety, panic), and feeling a lack of control, to name a few. Patients may (or may not) express this discomfort outwardl…

An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. A Framework for Addressing Multimorbidity in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Disease, Critical Illness, and Sleep Disorders Open

Kevin C. Wilson, Michael K. Gould, Jerry A. Krishnan, Cynthia M. Boyd, Jan Brożek , et al. · 2016

Coexistence of multiple chronic conditions (i.e., multimorbidity) is the most common chronic health problem in adults. However, clinical practice guidelines have primarily focused on patients with a single disease, resulting in uncertainty…

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Policy Statement: Enhancing Implementation, Use, and Delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Open

Carolyn L. Rochester, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Anne E. Holland, Suzanne C. Lareau, Darcy D. Marciniuk , et al. · 2015

The ATS and ERS commit to undertake actions that will improve access to and delivery of PR services for suitable patients. They call on their members and other health professional societies, payers, patients, and patient advocacy groups to…

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