To prevent deterioration, or even better facilitate improvement in health status, it is important to identify the factors influencing change in health status over time. The aim of our study was to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers reported significant improvements in functional independence from rehabilitation entry to discharge.

Background Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of death and disability, little is known about the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and race—ethnicity on health ...

A European consortium of researchers has developed a new decision making framework for health professionals which they hope ...

A recent study examined the nutritional status and dietary intake among outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its possible associations with quality of life. A recent study ...

The new framework, which classifies the severity of exacerbations of COPD based on three key factors was developed by the ...