Multicenter study into the effects of long-term Physical Therapy in COPD (GOLD (III-IV) on drug therapy and hospitalizations

A total of 21 physiotherapy practices in The Netherlands were definitively included by research group from Physical Therapy & Science Association, in the study. They provided retrospectively (2018) research data from 402 patients with severe to very severe COPD (♂ 207, ♀ 193). In 2018, this cohort was offered first-line physiotherapy rehabilitation with an average frequency of twice a week. In 2018, this led to an average of 2.3 exacerbations and 0.4 hospitalizations (duration μ 10.7 days) per year... read more