HOME-BASED PULMONARY REHABILITATION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, evidence based therapy wherein individually tailored therapies made to improve the physiological and psychological status of chronic respiratory disease patients. We searched 3 databases and term used “home-based pulmonary rehabilitation”. We identified 68 literatures and 8 of them met our inclusion criteria. Our review suggests that home-based pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in chronic respiratory disease patients, further research needed to standardise its quality and benefits.