TY - JOUR T1 - Review: rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and alleviates shortness of breath in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 22 LP - 22 DO - 10.1136/ebn.7.1.22 VL - 7 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/7/1/22.abstract N2 - Salman GF, Mosier MC, Beasley BW, et al. Rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Gen Intern Med 2003;18:213–21.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Q In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), does rehabilitation (extremity or respiratory muscle exercise) increase exercise capacity and alleviate shortness of breath? Data sources:Medline (1966–2000), CINAHL (1990–2000), the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, abstracts presented at national meetings (American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society), and bibliographies of relevant articles.Study selection and assessment:randomised controlled trials (RCTs) (published in any language) that involved patients with obstructive lung disease (forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] <70% of predicted value or FEV1/forced vital capacity <70% of predicted value) and symptoms … ER -