METHODS
A multinational, multidisciplinary group of 46 clinical and research
experts participated in an American Thoracic Society
(ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) Task Force with
the charge to update the previous Statement (1). Task Force
members were identified by the leadership of the ATS Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Assembly and the ERS Scientific Group
01.02, “Rehabilitation and Chronic Care.” Members were vetted
for potential conflicts of interest according to the policies and
procedures of the ATS and ERS. This document represents the
consensus of these Task Force members. Table 1 provides a summary
of the methods used to accumulate the evidence.