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ZuWallack - Figure 43

Associations between Physical Activity and 30-Day Readmission Risk in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

FIG. 43:  Another study (Figure) reporting that when patients with lower levels of physical activity are discharged from hospital after an exacerbation, they are more likely to be readmitted within 30 days.[33]

ZuWallack R. Chest 2016; 00.

References

[33]

Nguyen HQ, Chu L, Liu ILA, et al. Associations between physical activity and 30-day readmission risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014;11:695–705.