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Early Intervention of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Is a Favorable Factor for Short-Term Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life

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Kirigaoka Tsuda Hospital, Kirigaoka 3-9-20, Kokura-kita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-0052, Japan
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Department of Respirology and Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Jigyohama 1-8-1, Chuou-ku, Fukuoka 810-0065, Japan
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Division of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Ashahi-machi 67, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
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Department of Rehabilitation, Kyushu Nutrition University, Kuzuharatakamatsu 1-5-1, Kokura-minami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 800-0298, Japan
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Department of Rehabilitation, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Jigyohama 1-8-1, Chuou-ku, Fukuoka 810-0065, Japan
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Academic Editor: Raquel Sebio García
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(14), 3153; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143153
Received: 19 June 2021 / Revised: 13 July 2021 / Accepted: 14 July 2021 / Published: 16 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Research in Pulmonary Rehabilitation)
Patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (FILD) have poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We analyzed predictors of short-term improvement of HRQOL after starting pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in moderate to severe FILD patients. This study involved 28 consecutive patients with FILD (20 males, median age of 77.5 years), who participated in PR program of our hospital for >6 weeks. The St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score and the 6-min walk distance (6MWD) were evaluated before and after PR, and the predictors of efficacy of PR were analyzed. The duration from diagnosis of FILD to start of PR showed a positive correlation with the increase in the SGRQ score, and the baseline SGRQ score showed a negative correlation with increase in the 6MWD. The FILD subtype, modified Medical Research Council score, and treatment history were not associated with the endpoints. According to the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses, starting PR within 514 days after diagnosis of FILD was a significant favorable predictor of improvement in the SGRQ total score more than a minimal clinically important difference of 4. In this study, early intervention of PR and lower SGRQ score were associated with the favorable response to PR. PR for FILD should be initiated early before the disease becomes severe. View Full-Text
Keywords: pulmonary rehabilitation; exercise therapy; fibrosing interstitial lung disease; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; health-related quality of life pulmonary rehabilitation; exercise therapy; fibrosing interstitial lung disease; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; health-related quality of life
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Matsuo, S.; Okamoto, M.; Ikeuchi, T.; Zaizen, Y.; Inomoto, A.; Haraguchi, R.; Mori, S.; Sasaki, R.; Nouno, T.; Tanaka, T.; Hoshino, T.; Tsuda, T. Early Intervention of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Is a Favorable Factor for Short-Term Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 3153. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143153

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Matsuo S, Okamoto M, Ikeuchi T, Zaizen Y, Inomoto A, Haraguchi R, Mori S, Sasaki R, Nouno T, Tanaka T, Hoshino T, Tsuda T. Early Intervention of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Is a Favorable Factor for Short-Term Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(14):3153. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143153

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Matsuo, Satoshi, Masaki Okamoto, Tomoyuki Ikeuchi, Yoshiaki Zaizen, Atsushi Inomoto, Remi Haraguchi, Shunichiro Mori, Retsu Sasaki, Takashi Nouno, Tomohiro Tanaka, Tomoaki Hoshino, and Toru Tsuda. 2021. "Early Intervention of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Is a Favorable Factor for Short-Term Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 14: 3153. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143153

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