Trial reportClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2012
Respiratory rehabilitation: a physiotherapy approach to the control of asthma symptoms and anxiety.
Trial report in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Breathing techniques to reduce symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Pooled it
- Breathing exercises for children with asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Impact of interventions targeting anxiety and depression in adults with asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2022Trial
- Comprehensive exercise program based on optimal physiotherapy for asthma-related quality of life: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- The Management of Extrapulmonary Comorbidities and Treatable Traits; Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Anxiety, and Depression, in Adults With Asthma.Frontiers in allergy · 2021Review
- The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Toward a personalized therapy for panic disorder: preliminary considerations from a work in progress.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019Review
- Dysfunctional breathing and reaching one's physiological limit as causes of exercise-induced dyspnoea.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2016Review
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe objectives of this study were to verify the degree of anxiety, respiratory distress, and health-related quality of life in a group of asthmatic patients who have experienced previous panic attacks. Additionally, we evaluated if a respiratory physiotherapy program (breathing retraining) improved both asthma and panic disorder symptoms, resulting in an improvement in the health-related quality of life of asthmatics.
methodsAsthmatic individuals were assigned to a chest physiotherapy group that included a breathing retraining program held once a week for three months or a paired control group that included a Subtle Touch program. All patients were assessed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, the Sheehan Anxiety Scale, the Quality of Life Questionnaire, and spirometry parameter measurements.
resultsBoth groups had high marks for panic disorder and agoraphobia, which limited their quality of life. The Breathing Retraining Group program improved the clinical control of asthma, reduced panic symptoms and agoraphobia, decreased patient scores on the Sheehan Anxiety Scale, and improved their quality of life. Spirometry parameters were unchanged.
conclusionBreathing retraining improves the clinical control of asthma and anxiety symptoms and the health-related quality of life in asthmatic patients.
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