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ReviewBreathe (Sheffield, England)2016

COPD and exercise: does it make a difference?

Martijn A Spruit, Chris Burtin, Patrick De Boever, Daniël Langer, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Emiel F M Wouters, Frits M E Franssen

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Review in Breathe (Sheffield, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Martijn A SpruitDept of Research and Education, CIRO+, Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands; REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, -Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Chris BurtinREVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, -Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Patrick De BoeverEnvironmental Risk and Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium; Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Daniël LangerFaculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences and University Hospitals Leuven, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ioannis VogiatzisNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences and 1st Dept of -Respiratory Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Emiel F M WoutersDept of Research and Education, CIRO+, Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands; Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Frits M E FranssenDept of Research and Education, CIRO+, Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands; Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key pointsPhysiological changes are observed following a structured exercise training programme in patients with COPD, without changes in resting lung function.Exercise training is the cornerstone of a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation programme in patients with COPD.Most comorbidities in patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation remain undiagnosed and untreated.After careful screening, it is safe for COPD patients with comorbidities to obtain significant and clinically relevant improvements in functional exercise capacity and health status after an exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme. EDUCATIONAL

aimsTo inform readers of the positive effects of exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD, even with comorbid conditions.To inform readers of the importance of physical activity in patients with COPD. Exercise training is widely regarded as the cornerstone of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Indeed, exercise training has been identified as the best available means of improving muscle function and exercise tolerance in patients with COPD. So, exercise training truly makes a difference in the life of patients with COPD. In this review, an overview is provided on the history of exercise training (as standalone intervention or as part of a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation programme), exercise training in comorbid patients with COPD, and the impact of physical activity counselling in a clean air environment.

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PMID27408645
PMCPMC4933612

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