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Methods: Searches were conducted from the beginning to 7 March 2022 using the terms \u201cexercise,\u201d \u201crehabilitation,\u201d \u201clung transplant,\u201d \u201cexercise ability,\u201d \u201csurvival,\u201d \u201cquality of life\u201d and \u201ctelerehabilitation\u201d in six databases, including Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health, and Scopus. The inclusion criteria were studies evaluating the effects of an exercise training programme concurrent with lung transplantation as well as patients and candidates (&gt;18 years old) through any lung diseases. The term \u201clung transplant rehabilitation\u201d was used to refer to all carefully thought-out physical activities with the ultimate or intermediate objective of improving or maintaining physical health. Results: Out of 1422 articles, 10 clinical- and 3 telerehabilitation studies, candidates (n = 420) and recipients (n = 116) were related to the criteria and included in this review. The main outcome significantly improved in all studies. The 6-min walk distance, maximum exercise capacity, peak oxygen uptake, or endurance for constant load rate cycling improved measuring physical activity [aerobic exercises, breathing training, and aerobic and inspiratory muscle training sessions (IMT)]. Overall scores for dyspnoea improved after exercise training. Furthermore, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) also improved after aerobic exercise training, which was performed unsupervised or accompanied by breathing sessions. Aerobic training alone rather than combined with inspiratory muscle- (IMT) or breathing training enhanced exercise capacity. Conclusion: In conclusion, rehabilitation programmes seem to be beneficial to patients both preceding and following lung transplantation. More studies are required to determine the best training settings in terms of time scale, frequency, and work intensity in terms of improving exercise ability, dyspnoea, and HRQOL.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/life13020506","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,13]],"date-time":"2023-02-13T04:32:58Z","timestamp":1676262778000},"page":"506","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Lung Transplant Rehabilitation\u2014A Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Yafet","family":"Abidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6145-6595","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zsuzsanna","family":"Kovats","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aniko","family":"Bohacs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8632-2120","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monika","family":"Fekete","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saoussen","family":"Naas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7083-0638","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ildiko","family":"Madurka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Klara","family":"Torok","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Levente","family":"Bogyo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8552-1336","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Janos Tamas","family":"Varga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary"},{"name":"Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, 1122 Budapest, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"200053","DOI":"10.1183\/16000617.0053-2020","article-title":"Exercise training for lung transplant candidates and recipients: A systematic review","volume":"29","author":"Hume","year":"2020","journal-title":"Eur. 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