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Table 3 Main contraindications to respiratory rehabilitation

From: The clinical and integrated management of COPD. An official document of AIMAR (Interdisciplinary Association for Research in Lung Disease), AIPO (Italian Association of Hospital Pulmonologists), SIMER (Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine), SIMG (Italian Society of General Medicine)

Absolute contraindications

Other contraindications

Unwillingness to participate in the program

Linguistic barriers

Poor adherence to the program

Cognitive impairment

 

Socio-economic barriers

 

Logistic barriers (e.g. distance from hospital)