1. Júnia R. Cordeiro, MSc, is Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Pulmonary Center, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)—Brazil; and Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Section, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil; juniacordeiro@terra.com.br
2. Aquiles Camelier, MD, is Associate Professor of Respiratory Division, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
3. Frances Oakley, MS, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, is Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Section, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
4. José R. Jardim, MD, is Associate Professor, Respiratory Division; and Director, The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center at UNIFESP—Lar Escola São Francisco, São Paulo, Brazil. Corresponding address: Brazil Respiratory Division (Pneumologia—UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu, 740—3o andar, 04023-062 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; joserjardim@yahoo.com.br