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SynthesisEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2017

Association between morning symptoms and physical activity in COPD: a systematic review.

Amanda R van Buul, Marise J Kasteleyn, Niels H Chavannes, Christian Taube

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Synthesis in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. COPD - do the right thing.BMC family practice · 2021
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  12. Impact of symptom variability on clinical outcomes in COPD: analysis of a longitudinal cohort.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019
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  19. The association between objectively measured physical activity and morning symptoms in COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda R van BuulDept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands a.r.van_buul@lumc.nl.
Marise J KasteleynDept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Niels H ChavannesDept of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Christian TaubeDept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Leiden University Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Morning symptoms are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Many COPD patients consider the morning as the most troublesome part of the day, in which they experience more symptoms and physical activity limitations.To systematically report evidence of the association between morning symptoms and physical activity in COPD patients, a literature search was conducted using relevant MESH terms and text words in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, COCHRANE, CINAHL and PsycINFO. Quality of the articles was assessed with validated checklists.Eight studies were included. Morning symptoms were present in 39.8-94.4%. In 37.0-90.6% of all COPD patients, there was an association between physical activity and morning symptoms. However, causality could not be proved. Morning symptoms were associated with a sedentary lifestyle (p<0.05). Treatment in line with the guidelines improved the degree of activity limitations due to morning symptoms (p<0.0001).Across all disease stages, COPD patients experience morning symptoms which are negatively associated with physical activity. Physicians should consider morning symptoms as a treatment goal. Pharmacotherapy may improve the degree of activity limitations due to morning symptoms. More objective research should focus on symptoms, activity limitations and physical inactivity of COPD patients, especially in the morning.

Indexed as

Circadian RhythmExerciseExercise ToleranceAdultAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRisk FactorsSedentary BehaviorSeverity of Illness IndexTime Factors

Identifiers

PMID28049127
PMCPMC9488459
OpenAlexW2577964561

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