An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation

…, SC Lareau, WDC Man, F Pitta, L Sewell… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: accredited by NICE

…, MD Morgan, D Proud, CM Roberts, L Sewell… - Thorax, 2013 - thorax.bmj.com
Aim Pulmonary rehabilitation has established itself as a key management strategy in people
with chronic respiratory disease. The role of pulmonary rehabilitation has recently been …

Development of a self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ-SR)

JEA Williams, SJ Singh, L Sewell, GH Guyatt… - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND The Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) is an established measure
of health status for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has been found to be …

Can individualized rehabilitation improve functional independence in elderly patients with COPD?

L Sewell, SJ Singh, JEA Williams, R Collier… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objectives The aims of this study were to establish whether pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)
improves domestic function and daily activity levels in COPD and whether individually …

Comparison of a structured home-based rehabilitation programme with conventional supervised pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomised non-inferiority trial

…, V Johnson-Warrington, LD Apps, L Sewell… - Thorax, 2018 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Standardised home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes offer an
alternative model to centre-based supervised PR for which uptake is currently poor. We …

A self-management programme for COPD: a randomised controlled trial

…, LD Apps, J Bankart, L Sewell… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Studies of programmes of self-management support for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) have been inconclusive. The Self-Management Programme of Activity, Coping …

How long should outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation be? A randomised controlled trial of 4 weeks versus 7 weeks

L Sewell, SJ Singh, JEA Williams, R Collier… - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The evidence of benefit for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes is
established. However, the optimal duration of a PR programme is not known. A randomised …

Significance of changes in endurance shuttle walking performance

V Pepin, L Laviolette, C Brouillard, L Sewell, SJ Singh… - Thorax, 2011 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The endurance shuttle walking test (ESWT) has shown good responsiveness to
interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the …

Measuring a change in self-efficacy following pulmonary rehabilitation: an evaluation of the PRAISE tool

E Vincent, L Sewell, K Wagg, S Deacon, J Williams… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Self-efficacy explores the emotional functioning and coping skills of an individual
and is thought to be a strong predictor of health behaviors, which is particularly important …

Seasonal variations affect physical activity and pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes

L Sewell, SJ Singh, JE Williams… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
METHODS This is an analysis of 95 COPD patients who completed a randomized trial of
individually targeted exercise versus generic exercise in PR. 5 Complete activity monitoring …