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Some of the goals of patients who attend pulmonary rehabilitation include:

• To breathe better
• To be more active
• To have a better quality of life
• To increase strength and endurance
• To be able to perform daily activities more easily
• To decrease anxiety and/or depression
• To prevent severe attacks and hospitalizations
• To return to work

Studies have shown that it can have a significant effect in improving exercise performance, breathing (less shortness of breath), psychological state (less depression and anxiety), fatigue and a patient's feeling of control over their disease.

Content updated April 28, 2008