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ArticleMultidisciplinary respiratory medicine2010

Outpatient vs. home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a randomized controlled trial.

Júlio C Mendes de Oliveira, Fernando S Studart Leitão Filho, Luciana M Malosa Sampaio, Ana C Negrinho de Oliveira, Raquel Pastrello Hirata, Dirceu Costa, Claudio F Donner, Luís Vf de Oliveira

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Article in Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Effectiveness of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation: systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022
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  10. Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  11. Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  16. Who Enrolls After Referral to Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation? A Descriptive Comparison.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Júlio C Mendes de OliveiraRehabilitation Sciences Master's Program Department, Nove de Julho University, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. oliveira.lvf@uninove.br.
Fernando S Studart Leitão Filho
Luciana M Malosa Sampaio
Ana C Negrinho de Oliveira
Raquel Pastrello Hirata
Dirceu Costa
Claudio F Donner
Luís Vf de Oliveira
Universidade Nove de Julho · BRPresidio Ospedaliero · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality affecting a large number of individuals in both developed and developing countries and it represents a significant financial burden for patients, families and society. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a multidisciplinary program that integrates components of exercise training, education, nutritional support, psychological support and self-care, resulting in an improvement in dyspnea, fatigue and quality of life. Despite its proven effectiveness and the strong scientific recommendations for its routine use in the care of COPD, PR is generally underutilized and strategies for increasing access to PR are needed. Home-based self-monitored pulmonary rehabilitation is an alternative to outpatient rehabilitation. In the present study, patients with mild, moderate and severe COPD submitted to either an outpatient or at-home PR program for 12 weeks were analyzed.

methodsPatients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were randomized into three distinct groups: an outpatient group who performed all activities at the clinic, a home-based group who performed the activities at home and a control group. PR consisted of a combination of aerobic exercises and strengthening of upper and lower limbs 3 times a week for 12 weeks.

resultsThere was a significant difference in the distance covered on the six-minute walk test (p < 0.05) and BODE index (p < 0.001) in the outpatient and at-home groups after participating in the rehabilitation program compared to baseline.

conclusionA home-based self-monitoring pulmonary rehabilitation program is as effective as outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation and is a valid alternative for the management of patients with COPD.

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PMID22958267
PMCPMC3463054
OpenAlexW1972760537

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