TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic respiratory failure other than COPD JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 44 IS - Suppl 58 SP - P635 AU - Guilherme Silva AU - Maria Tereza Morano AU - Amanda Araújo AU - Natália Bitar AU - Cynthia Viana AU - Daniela Mont'alverne AU - Rafael Mesquita AU - Eanes Pereira Y1 - 2014/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P635.abstract N2 - Background: Patients with chronic respiratory failures other than COPD often present reduced exercise tolerance, peripheral muscle dysfunction and quality of life. Nowadays pulmonary rehabilitation programs are important strategies in the managing these patients.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in patients with chronic respiratory failure other than COPD.Methods: It was performed a retrospective study with 26 patients that participated in the PR program at Messejana's Hospital in Ceará (Northeastern Brazil) from 2011 and 2013. Six-minute walk test (6MWT) and quality of life through Short-form36 (SF36), were evaluated before and after 12 weeks of the PR. The patients performed aerobic physical training, peripheral and respiratory muscle strength training.Results:The study includedpatients withbronchiectasis (n=13), pulmonary arterial hypertension (n=4), cifoscoliosis (n=4), pulmonary fibrosis (n=1), Asthma (n=1), cystic fibrosis (n=1), nemaline myopathy (n=1), pompe syndrome (n=1). After 12 weeks of PR there was was a significant improvement in physical component summary of quality of life (p=0.009) and in the 6MWT distance (p=0.002).Conclusion:Pulmonary rehabilitation improves quality of life and physical capacity in patients with chronic respiratory failure other than COPD. ER -