Table 2.

Search strategy in Embase

No	Search terms
#1	'pulmonary rehabilitation'/exp
#2	'pulmonary rehabilitation':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary therapy':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary intervention':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary recovery':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary rehabilitation program':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory rehabilitation':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory recovery':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory intervention':ti,ab,kw OR 'respiratory therapy':ti,ab,kw OR 'physical rehabilitation':ti,ab,kw OR physical:ti,ab,kw
#3	'kinesiotherapy'/exp
#4	exercise:ti,ab,kw OR train:ti,ab,kw OR anaerobic:ti,ab,kw OR aerobic:ti,ab,kw OR resistanc:ti,ab,kw OR endurance:ti,ab,kw OR strength:ti,ab,kw OR stretch:ti,ab,kw OR limb:ti,ab,kw OR walk:ti,ab,kw OR swim:ti,ab,kw OR bik:ti,ab,kw OR run:ti,ab,kw OR sport:ti,ab,kw OR 'traditional chinese exercise':ti,ab,kw OR taichi:ti,ab,kw OR taiji:ti,ab,kw OR baduanjin:ti,ab,kw OR yijinjing:ti,ab,kw OR qigong:ti,ab,kw OR liuzijue:ti,ab,kw OR sizijue:ti,ab,kw
#5	#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4
#6	'fibrosing alveolitis'/exp
#7	'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'pulmonary interstitial fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'idiopathic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis':ti,ab,kw OR 'IPF':ti,ab,kw
#8	#6 OR #7
#9	'randomized controlled trial'/exp
#10	'controlled clinical trial':ti,ab,kw OR 'randomized controlled trial':ti,ab,kw
#11	#9 OR #10
#12	#5 AND #8AND #11