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September 2013 Volume 68 Supplement 2 ThoraxAN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE BTS Guideline on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Adults British Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guideline Group thorax.bmj.com tthoraxjnl_68_S2_Cover.inddhoraxjnl_68_S2_Cover.indd 1 119/07/139/07/13 55:58:58 PPMM Thorax Aims and Scope: Thorax enjoys an enviable AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE and longstanding reputation for publishing Journal of the clinical and experimental research articles British Thoracic Society Editorial Board E Abraham (USA) covering many disciplines, including A Agusti (Spain) H Aranibar (Chile) pathology, immunology and surgery E Baraldi (Italy) E Bateman (South Africa) J Bradley (UK) J Britton (UK) Contact Details (Netherlands) J de Jongste Editors N Maskell (UK) Editorial Offi ce O Eickelberg (Germany) A Bush (UK) S Nathan (USA) BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BMA House, Tavistock J Fahy (USA) Square London, WC1H 9JR, UK I Pavord (UK) JL Pepin (France) M Fitzgerald (Canada) T Sethi (UK) T: +44 (0)20 7383 6373 Deputy Editors U Frey (Switzerland) M Steiner (UK) E: [email protected] P Cullinan (UK) J Gauldie (Canada) D Thickett (UK) M Han (USA) C Lloyd (UK) A Torres (Spain) J Henderson (UK) Associate Editors Z Udwadia (India) Permissions F Holguin (USA) R Beasley (New Zealand) H Zar (South Africa) See http://journals.bmj.com/misc/permissions.dtl R Hubbard (UK) R Buhl (Germany) Statistical Editors I Janahi (Qatar) JC Celedón (USA) J Gibson (UK) Supplement Enquiries R Kalhan (USA) (UK) A Custovic T McKeever (UK) T: +44 (0)20 7383 6057 A Knox (UK) P Gibson (Australia) Statistician E: [email protected] C Kuehni (Switzerland) J Grigg (UK) L Szatkowshi (UK) G Lack (UK) D Halpin (UK) F Maltais (Canada) A Jones (UK) Journal club Editor For ALL subscription enquiries and orders D Mannino (USA) E Lim (UK) J Quint (UK) T: +44 (0)20 7111 1105 F Martinez (USA) E: [email protected] A Morice (UK) http://thorax.bmj.com/site/help/index.xhtml P O’Byrne (Canada) M Peters-Golden (USA) C Pison (France) Advertising E Pizzichini (Canada) Sophie Fitzsimmons A Quittner (USA) T: +44 (0)20 7383 6783 F Ratjen (Canada) E: sfi [email protected] J Scullion (UK) http://group.bmj.com/group/advertising J Simpson (UK) R Stein (Brazil) Display & Online Advertising Sales (USA) R Taylor (New Zealand) Jim Cunningham M Thomas (UK) T: +1 201 767 4170 T Treasure (UK) E: [email protected] T Troosters (Belgium) C Wainwright (Australia) D Warburton (USA) Subscription Information Author Reprints M Whyte (UK) Reprints Administrator A Woodcock (UK) Thorax is published monthly (subscribers receive all supplements) T: +44 (0)20 7383 6305 J Yorke (UK) E: [email protected] President, British Thoracic Institutional Rates Personal Rates Society 2013 2013 Ashley Woodcock Commercial Reprints (except USA & Canada) Print Print (includes online access at Nadia Gurney-Randall Production Editor £600; US$1,170; €810 no additional cost) T: +44 (0)20 8445 5825 Aimee Knight £251; US$490; €339 M: +44 (0)7866 262344 Online Journal Manager E: [email protected] Site licences are priced on FTE Online only Claire Weinberg basis and allow access by the £136; US$266; €184 Publisher whole institution. 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The recommendations cited here are a guide and may not be appropriate for use in all situations. The guidance provided does not override the responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of each patient, in consultation with the patient and/or their guardian or carer. tthoraxjnl_68_S2_Title_Page.inddhoraxjnl_68_S2_Title_Page.indd 2 119/07/139/07/13 55:59:59 PPMM Contents Volume 68 Supplement 2 | THORAX September 2013 ii1 Summary of recommendations Online Appendices Web Appendix 1: Clinical questions ii4 Introduction Web Appendix 2: Literature search details ii4 Aim Web Appendix 3: Evidence tables ii4 Target audience Web Appendix 4: Abbreviations for evidence tables Journal of the British Thoracic Society ii4 Scope Available from www.brit-thoracic.org.uk Impact Factor: 8.376 ii4 Methodology Editors Clinical questions and literature search A Bush (UK) ii4 I Pavord (UK) ii5 Appraisal of literature Deputy Editors ii5 Considered judgement and grading of evidence P Cullinan (UK) ii5 Drafting the guideline C Lloyd (UK) Associate Editors R Beasley (New Zealand) N Maskell (UK) ii6 Evidence R Buhl (Germany) S Nathan (USA) ii6 The role of pulmonary rehabilitation JC Celedón (USA) JL Pepin (France) A Custovic (UK) T Sethi (UK) ii8 Referral and assessment of patients for P Gibson (Australia) M Steiner (UK) J Grigg (UK) D Thickett (UK) pulmonary rehabilitation D Halpin (UK) A Torres (Spain) ii11 Structure of pulmonary rehabilitation A Jones (UK) Z Udwadia (India) E Lim (UK) H Zar (South Africa) ii15 Post-exacerbation pulmonary rehabilitation Statistical Editors ii16 Adjuncts to pulmonary rehabilitation J Gibson (UK) Pulmonary rehabilitation in people with other T McKeever (UK) ii19 Statistician chronic respiratory diseases L Szatkowski (UK) ii20 Post pulmonary rehabilitation Journal club Editor J Quint (UK) ii22 Summary of research President, British Thoracic Society recommendations A Woodcock Editorial Offi ce ii23 Audit BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, UK T: +44 (0)20 7383 6373 ii23 Conclusions F: +44 (0)20 7383 6668 E: [email protected] ii23 References ISSN: 0040-6376 (print) ISSN: 1468-3296 (online) ii27 Appendices Disclaimer: Thorax is owned and published by the ii27 Appendix A: Committee members British Thoracic Society and BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical ii27 Appendix B: List of stakeholders Association. 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