TY - JOUR AU - Blervaque, Léo AU - Préfaut, Christian AU - Forthin, Hélène AU - Maffre, Francis AU - Bourrelier, Marion AU - Héraud, Nelly AU - Catteau, Matthias AU - Pomiès, Pascal AU - Jaffuel, Dany AU - Molinari, Nicolas AU - Hayot, Maurice AU - Gouzi, Fares PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/10 TI - Efficacy of a long-term pulmonary rehabilitation maintenance program for COPD patients in a real-life setting: a 5-year cohort study JO - Respiratory Research SP - 79 VL - 22 IS - 1 AB - Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Maintenance programs can sustain the benefits for 12 to 24 months. Yet, the long-term effects (> 12 months) of pragmatic maintenance programs in real-life settings remain unknown. This prospective cohort study assessed the yearly evolution in the outcomes [6-min walking distance (6MWD), HRQoL, dyspnea] of a supervised self-help PR maintenance program for COPD patients followed for 5 years. The aim was to assess the change in the outcomes and survival probability for 1 to 5 years after PR program discharge in COPD patients following a PR maintenance program supported by supervised self-help associations. SN - 1465-993X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01674-3 DO - 10.1186/s12931-021-01674-3 ID - Blervaque2021 ER -