Dec 23, 2020
In this episode, I talk about Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PREMs), using the symptom of dyspnea as my example.
I mention several dyspnea measurement tools in this episode. More information on them can be found here:
- the modified MRC Dyspnea Scale, which can be found in...
Dec 2, 2020
In this episode, I provide a brief overview of the history of pulmonary rehabilitation.
I mention several papers in this episode. Several of them are open-access:
- Celli BR, Goldstein RS. A historical perspective of pulmonary rehabilitation. In: Clini E, Holland AE, Pitta F, Troosters T, eds. Textbook of Pulmonary...
Nov 11, 2020
In this episode, I discuss how, and why, to start a journal club for your pulmonary rehabilitation team.
I mention two journal club episodes from LungFIT:
I talk about guides that are available to help you with your journal club....
Oct 21, 2020
In this episode I discuss a paper published in 2019 in the Journal of Physiotherapy, entitled “Physiotherapist advice to older inpatients about the importance of staying physically active during hospitalisation reduces sedentary time, increases daily steps and preserves mobility: a randomised trial”. The first...
Sep 30, 2020
On this episode, I talk about COVID-19 and pulmonary rehabilitation, including questions that health care professionals should ask themselves when they consider admitting patients who have had COVID-19 and ongoing symptoms.
I mentioned some papers that I would recommend reading, that discuss some of these questions in...