TY - JOUR T1 - Home-based rehabilitation JF - Breathe JO - breathe SP - 39 LP - 41 VL - 5 IS - 1 AU - R. Guell Y1 - 2008/09/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/5/1/39.abstract N2 - Educational aims To review the benefits of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. To describe the structure, contents and limitations of these programmes. Summary The evidence to date suggests that, in terms of exercise capacity and HRQoL, home-based programmes offer similar benefits to those provided by hospital-based programmes. Home-based PR programmes have also been shown to reduce the use of medication, and the number of exacerbations and hospitalisations. These programmes may even provide longer-lasting benefits. Therefore, such programmes can be prescribed with confidence. However, they must be well-structured and adhere to some guidelines. ER -